Key Terms

Question 1

Going around the enemy and getting in behind by attacking their vulnerable side

Answer 1

Flanking

Question 2

The overall plan used to achieve your objectives

Answer 2

Strategy

Question 3

Movement of man and material

Answer 3

Logistics

Question 4

Untrained soldiers

Answer 4

Levy

Question 5

Limited Warfare

Answer 5

Strategy used in 1250-1500 where limitations on warfare meant that warfare was waged with view to face opposition and concede minimal direct confrontation

Question 6

Chevauchees

Answer 6

Short raids on horseback by small armies of 2-3 thousand, intended to terrorize local population

Question 7

Shield Wall

Answer 7

Mass of bodies protected by shields – defensive formation

Question 8

Rout and Charge

Answer 8

Running people down with cavalry

Question 9

Mounted Charge

Answer 9

Breaking formation with cavalry

Question 10

Feudal Duty

Answer 10

Where Kings and Tenants called upon subtenants to provide knight service until 1330

Question 11

Assize of arms when and what. Beginnings of what

Answer 11

1181, Asses people wealth to see how much arms they needed to give. Begginings of a reliable infantry.

Question 12

Scutage

Answer 12

Money given to the king by feudal soldiers instead of duty

Question 13

General summons

Answer 13

Knights felt duty to fight and came to get money/power.

Question 14

Feudal summons

Answer 14

Called to nobles who received land. Required 40 days fighting. Used till 1327

Question 15

indentures

Answer 15

Replaced summons. Paid contracts for military service.

Question 16

Raids

Answer 16

Land and livestock destroyed, aim to weaken enemy moral.

Question 17

Purveyance

Answer 17

Kings right to buy food for his army

Question 18

Requisitioning

Answer 18

Forcibly taking things (e.g. horses)

Question 19

Peasants’ revolt

Answer 19

1381, after king tied to introduce poll tax (taxing people not property) to fund Hundred years war.

Question 20

Statute of Winchester

Answer 20

Musters took place annually, archery targets in every town.

Question 21

Commissioner of Array

Answer 21

Knight from royal household

Question 22

Ratio changes of Infantry to Cavalry

Answer 22

2:1 in 1250, 3:1 by 1400

Question 23

Bad things about feudal summons

Answer 23

1/6 knights summoned showed up.

Question 24

Mercinary captains

Answer 24

Hired by king to recruit mercinaries for battle.

Question 25

When and why Henry III used scutage

Answer 25

1250, to employ paid troops called mercenaries

Question 26

Reasons for going to war

Answer 26

Resources
Season
Power

Question 27

Tactics

Answer 27

Special method used to achieve strategy in battle

Question 28

How many troops Henry III had in his Royal Household

Answer 28

500 troops

Question 29

Minimum duration of fighting for Assize of Arms

Answer 29

40

Question 30

Army size 1250-1500

Answer 30

5000-10,000