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The Sword in Combat - Battles and Summaries

This is a companion to my other post . Each battle listed here is a description of swords and sidearms being used en masse , detailed in a m...

Monday, September 1, 2025

Assortment of Quotes: Index

Assortment of Quotes #1: "Ill-furnished harquebusiers"

Assortment of Quotes #2: Japan Misc.

- September 01, 2025
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  • "They all hold swords, being expert in war" - The Sword in Combat
    It is a common belief that swords were useless in war, or hardly used at all (or only used when the situation was not ideal). And these are ...
  • Omdurman and the Knightly Charge
    The Battle of Omdurman is particularly famed for a cavalry charge recorded by Winston Churchill (who was an officer who partook in the said ...
  • Assortment of Quotes #1: "Ill-furnished harquebusiers"
    Powder, archery, and rebellion.
  • A Small Statistical Analysis of the Bayonet in the Korean War
    I have always been a little bewildered by the use of the bayonet. Medical statistics might show us that they were almost never used; however...
  • The Sword in Combat - Battles and Summaries
    This is a companion to my other post . Each battle listed here is a description of swords and sidearms being used en masse , detailed in a m...
  • Is Halfswording Actually Required for Armored Fencing?
    Well, obviously no, but of course, something that is seen as needing to be "the default" as to how you must fight is necessarily s...

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