Battle of Hastings
Battle of Hastings – Brilliant Strategy!
At about one in the afternoon he ordered his archers forward. William decided that the knights should dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers, an archer in William’s army.
Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties from previous attacks meant that the front line was shorter. The Normans now attacked from the side and this time they broke through the shield wall and Harold was killed “with an arrow through his eye” according to Mr Smithers and most of his paid soldiers were killed.
Stage 5: With their king dead, the remaining soldiers saw no reason to stay and fight and retreated to the woods behind and the battle was won!
Mr Smithers and Mr Lewis both declared to our reporter that “William won the battle and is now our rightful king of England !” This battle certainly was considered strategically brilliant.
At about one in the afternoon he ordered his archers forward. William decided that the knights should dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers, an archer in William’s army.
Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties from previous attacks meant that the front line was shorter. The Normans now attacked from the side and this time they broke through the shield wall and Harold was killed “with an arrow through his eye” according to Mr Smithers and most of his paid soldiers were killed.
Stage 5: With their king dead, the remaining soldiers saw no reason to stay and fight and retreated to the woods behind and the battle
At about one in the afternoon he ordered his archers forward. William decided that the knights should dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers, an archer in William’s army.
Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties from previous attacks meant that the front line was shorter. The Normans now attacked from the side and this time they broke through the shield wall and Harold was killed “with an arrow through his eye” according to Mr Smithers and most of his paid soldiers were killed.
Stage 5: With their king dead, the remaining soldiers saw no reason to stay and fight and retreated to the woods behind and the battle was won!
Mr Smithers and Mr Lewis both declared to our reporter that “William won the battle and is now our rightful king of England !” This battle certainly was considered strategically brilliant.
At about one in the afternoon he ordered his archers forward. William decided that the knights should dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers, an archer in William’s army.
Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties from previous attacks meant that the front line was shorter. The Normans now attacked from the side and this time they broke through the shield wall and Harold was killed “with an arrow through his eye” according to Mr Smithers and most of his paid soldiers were killed.
Stage 5: With their king dead, the remaining soldiers saw no reason to stay and fight and retreated to the woods behind and the battle