clear advantage with the sheer size of their army in comparison to Alexander the Great’s19 and their threatening cavalry‚ the elephants. This gave Porus‚ the Indian leader a false confidence which shows in his battle strategy as he charged his army in a single line with their elephants charging and disrupting the Greek phalanxes. This allowed Alexander the great to divide his cavalry into two flanks that would go to each side of the battlefield to be met be the lesser equipped chariots of the Indians
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Rome sent us into battle with about 80‚000 men. Hannibal on the other hand‚ arrived at the battlefield with about 40‚000 infantry and 10‚000 cavalry. Hannibal was very smart with how he planned out this battle. He managed to put us in a position where we were stuck‚ in a valley‚ with a river. We would not be able to escape‚ our mobility being restricted and especially because during the battle
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The Civil War of Rome The Civil War in the eyes of most people is not glorious‚ but rather one of the worst crimes you could possibly commit when the state is all-important. Only under the most extreme circumstances should one be allowed to (in the eyes of the people that is) begin a Civil War with just cause. Caesar took this into consideration‚ but too many things were going wrong in Rome for him not to begin the war. The first of many problems was the collapse of the Triumvirate. The Triumvirate
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The Importance of Customs and Courtesies in the Army Customs and courtesies have been a part of many military and government settings for centuries; some even running back to ancient roman times. A custom is an established practice. They include both positive actions and taboos (things you do and things you avoid doing). Some examples of customs that we practice in today’s military include; never criticize the Army or a leader in public‚ never “wear” a superior’s rank by saying something like‚ “the
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because we only have 7‚000 troops available for battle. 2. I king Harold Godwinson have prepared the finest war party including‚ 1‚000 Archers and 1‚000 Knights and around 5‚000 Infantry with a total of around 7‚000 troops. 3. Troop Archer Knights (Cavalry) Infantry Commander Role Attack opposite side using crossbows. Attack other knights using horses and fight
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After receiving this message‚ Julius Caesar and his army marched toward the camp of Ariovistus. Marching his men for several days‚ Caesar received news that Ariovistus was hastily proceeding to siege the town‚ Vesontio. Vesontio was a large town‚ “well provided with military material of every kind; and its natural strength made it a most valuable military position.” Caesar knowing Ariovistus would be capable of obtaining all the necessary military supplies he needed at Vesontio‚ marched his fatigued
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Research Paper Shadow Warrior by Akira Kurosawa The film “Shadow Warrior” also known as “Kagemusha” was made by Kurosawa in the year of 1980. The film recounted the actual historical event about the death of a great samurai Shingen Takeda who was known as the head of Takeda family. The film started in the year of 1573 while all samurai families competed with each other and the final goal was to unite Japan as a whole. The period was also known as Sengoku period. The story began in Shingen’s place
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Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry went to confront the northern tribe Indians‚ including the Cheyenne‚ Sioux‚ and Arapaho. The indian’s decided that they had had enough of the white men invading their territory. They decided to wage war against Custer and his 7th Cavalry (Nightengale). Custer and his 7th Cavalry broke up into three groups to push the Indians back to their reserves. First he sent Maj. Marcus Reno with three companies of cavalry and the scouts across the upper part
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At the beginning of Justinian’s reign reformed and reorganized the military‚ this would increase as cavalry played more important role in battles. The army was still mostly made out of Infantry‚ using traditional Roman tactics. Justinian then launched campaigns in North Africa and Italy‚ to drive out the Ostrogoths‚ a Germinic barbarian tribe that invaded
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sharpened in preparation for this situation some days before. Gullett (1941) writes "This was a pure cavalry adventure‚ but the regiments bore neither sword nor lance‚ and‚ in order to give the charge as much moral effect as possible‚ the men rode with their bayonets in their hands." After a short wait behind the crest of a hill to gather the troops‚ the light horse brigades attacked in a full cavalry charge towards Beersheba‚ some of the riders were shot and the horse would continue‚ some of the horses
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