Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages
Disappearance of the Legion.--Constantine’s reorganization.-- The German tribes.--Battle of Adrianople.--Theodosius accepts its teaching.--Vegetius and the army at the end of the fourth century.--The Goths and the Huns.--Army of the Eastern Empire.--Cavalry all-important 3-14
Disappearance of the Legion.--Constantine’s reorganization.-- The German tribes.--Battle of Adrianople.--Theodosius accepts its teaching.--Vegetius and the army at the end of th...
2. CHAPTER II.Paucity of Data for the period.--The Franks in the sixth century.--Battle of Tours.--Armies of Charles the Great.-- The Franks become horsemen.--The Northman and the Magyar.-- R...
3. CHAPTER III.Excellence of the Byzantine Army.--Scientific study of the art of war.--Leo’s ‘Tactica.’--Wars with the Frank.--With the Turk.--With the Slav.--With the Saracen.--Border warfare...
4. CHAPTER IV.Unscientific nature of feudal warfare.--Consequences of headlong charges.--Tactical arrangements.--Their primitive nature.--Non-existence of strategy.--Weakness of Infantry.--At...
5. CHAPTER V.The Swiss and the Ancient Romans.--Excellence of system more important than excellence of generals.--The column of pikemen.--The halberdier.--Rapidity of the movements of the Sw...
6. CHAPTER VI.The Long-bow and its origin, Welsh rather than Norman.--Its rivalry with the Cross-bow.--Edward I and the Battle of Falkirk.--The bow and the pike.--Battle of Bannockburn and it...
7. CHAPTER VII.Zisca and the Hussites.--The Waggon-fortress and the tactics depending on it.--Ascendency and decline of the Hussites.-- Battle of Lipan.--The Ottomans.--Organization and equipm...