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Tango01 | 06 Feb 2014 8:55 p.m. PST |
of the Roses, 1461-1471. "Many of the campaigns which comprise the history of the War of the Roses were short in length lasting only a few days as opposed to weeks or months. They were generally confined to the areas north of London and south of York in Northern England. The Lords and Barons of this period brought rather small forces, typically around 500-5000 combined arms forces of heavy mounted knights, lightly armored men-at-arms, and archers or crossbowmen into the battles of the War of the Roses. Combat was almost always decisive in this era and battles were relatively short but hard fought and costly as a result. Even in small scale skirmishes the bloodshed was shocking by all accounts that survived the period from 1400 onwards. The Lords, Earls, Dukes, or Kings who served as generals and commander of their households were often in the thick of the battle near their vanguards; the colorful and rather elaborate banners of these houses and Lords denoting their position on the field to friend and foe alike. [1] In the battles taking place in the summer months the duration of combat was usually even shorter given the physical exhaustion that knights and men-at-arms were prone to. Though gunpowder made its presence felt during the War of the Roses the sword, battle axe, mace, or flail still carried the day in melee combat. Many of the Knights on horseback or on foot preferred the mace, flail, war hammer, or heavy 'battle axe' against a similarly well armored adversary because these weapons could often crush a man's armor and mortally wound him in one powerful swing. Often with blunt force a mail or hammer could crush steel armor, lacerate flesh, and break bones. Swords were often more effective only on foot against lightly armored or unarmored opponents. Wounds were not always fatal in battle and many could survive grievous wounds. From the bodies examined at the Battle of Towton, fought in March of 1461, it seems that often men were killed or died from blows received to the head in the melee
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