The Decisive Battles of the Western World and Their Influence Upon HistoryEyre and Spottiswoode, 1957 - Battles |
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... fight , and slaughtered its defenders . This seemingly unexpected disaster threw the crews of the Greek fleet into a panic which precipitated a council of war . But the alarm was so great that some of the captains " did not even wait ...
... fight , and slaughtered its defenders . This seemingly unexpected disaster threw the crews of the Greek fleet into a panic which precipitated a council of war . But the alarm was so great that some of the captains " did not even wait ...
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... fight on foot . Collective fighting was discouraged in favour of single combats . The one great shock of the phalanx gave way to a series of shocks in rapid succession . The entrenching of camps was also intro- duced , even when a halt ...
... fight on foot . Collective fighting was discouraged in favour of single combats . The one great shock of the phalanx gave way to a series of shocks in rapid succession . The entrenching of camps was also intro- duced , even when a halt ...
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... fight with steel and fire - arms . Those with long - handled sickles will cut the enemy's rigging . Those with fire tubes on long handles will try to light the gear of the other ship .. ... " On the other hand , if the enemy boards us ...
... fight with steel and fire - arms . Those with long - handled sickles will cut the enemy's rigging . Those with fire tubes on long handles will try to light the gear of the other ship .. ... " On the other hand , if the enemy boards us ...
Contents
Battle of Megiddo 1479 B C | 5 |
Battle of Marathon 491 B C | 22 |
Battle of Salamis 480 B C | 40 |
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