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    William's army had superior tactics and equipment compared to Harald's forces at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William had over 8,000 men including 300 well-armed knights on horseback and 500 heavily armored infantry. His troops used an effective technique of charging quickly towards the enemy. In contrast, Harald's army of 7,000 men included poorly protected part-time soldiers alongside elite housecarls, and their shield-based defense left them vulnerable to attacks. Based on the evidence, the decisive factor in William's victory was the size and armor of his forces, which gave him a clear military advantage over Harald's army.

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    William's army had superior tactics and equipment compared to Harald's forces at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William had over 8,000 men including 300 well-armed knights on horseback and 500 heavily armored infantry. His troops used an effective technique of charging quickly towards the enemy. In contrast, Harald's army of 7,000 men included poorly protected part-time soldiers alongside elite housecarls, and their shield-based defense left them vulnerable to attacks. Based on the evidence, the decisive factor in William's victory was the size and armor of his forces, which gave him a clear military advantage over Harald's army.

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    William's army had superior tactics and equipment compared to Harald's forces at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William had over 8,000 men including 300 well-armed knights on horseback and 500 heavily armored infantry. His troops used an effective technique of charging quickly towards the enemy. In contrast, Harald's army of 7,000 men included poorly protected part-time soldiers alongside elite housecarls, and their shield-based defense left them vulnerable to attacks. Based on the evidence, the decisive factor in William's victory was the size and armor of his forces, which gave him a clear military advantage over Harald's army.

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    Tuesday 24th November 2020

    1066: The Battle of Hastings.


    L/O: Describe the military tactics used by
    both sides.
    TASK1:
    Harald’s army aren’t very protected
    because they have 7000 men and have the
    housecarls which are best soldiers in Europe
    at that time but had The Fyrd which were a
    part time army and was not very prepared
    with light weapons. There shield tactic was
    quite stupid and bad because the enemies
    could a got a slingshot with a ball o fire and
    killed them
    Williams army was the best army in my
    opinion because He had 8000 men, 300
    knights that were carried double edged
    swords, 500 infantry’s that were fully
    armored and a good technique of charging
    towards the enemies in high speed.
    I think William would win.

    Could not understand task 2,3 or 4


    TASK5:
    Have considered all the evidence I have
    concluded that the decisive factor which
    resulted in Williams victory was that he had
    over 16 thousand men and they were very
    armored. This is because he had very good
    soldiers.

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