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1
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Going around the enemy and getting in behind by attacking their vulnerable side

A

Flanking

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2
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The overall plan used to achieve your objectives

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Strategy

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3
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Movement of man and material

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Logistics

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4
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Untrained soldiers

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Levy

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5
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Limited Warfare

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

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6
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Chevauchees

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

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7
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Shield Wall

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Mass of bodies protected by shields – defensive formation

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8
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Rout and Charge

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Running people down with cavalry

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9
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Mounted Charge

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Breaking formation with cavalry

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10
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Feudal Duty

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

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11
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Assize of arms when and what. Beginnings of what

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

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12
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Scutage

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Money given to the king by feudal soldiers instead of duty

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13
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General summons

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

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14
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Feudal summons

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

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15
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indentures

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Replaced summons. Paid contracts for military service.

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16
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Raids

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Land and livestock destroyed, aim to weaken enemy moral.

17
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Purveyance

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Kings right to buy food for his army

18
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Requisitioning

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Forcibly taking things (e.g. horses)

19
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Peasants’ revolt

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

20
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Statute of Winchester

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Musters took place annually, archery targets in every town.

21
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Commissioner of Array

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Knight from royal household

22
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Ratio changes of Infantry to Cavalry

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2:1 in 1250, 3:1 by 1400

23
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Bad things about feudal summons

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1/6 knights summoned showed up.

24
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Mercinary captains

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Hired by king to recruit mercinaries for battle.

25
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When and why Henry III used scutage

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1250, to employ paid troops called mercenaries

26
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Reasons for going to war

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Resources
Season
Power

27
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Tactics

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Special method used to achieve strategy in battle

28
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How many troops Henry III had in his Royal Household

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500 troops

29
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Minimum duration of fighting for Assize of Arms

30
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Army size 1250-1500

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5000-10,000

Warfare Through Time : 1250-1500 (8 decks)

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