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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also Map all coordinates in "Category:Battles of the Middle Ages" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Early 14th century (1301–1350) Year Battle Loc. Description 1302 Battle of the ...
A battle between the Venetian and Holy Roman fleets. Detail of a fresco by Spinello Aretino 1407–1408. In the Medieval period, the mounted cavalry long held sway on the battlefield. Heavily armoured mounted knights represented a formidable foe for reluctant peasant draftees and lightly armoured freemen.
This category includes battles fought during the Medieval era (roughly c. 500 to c. 1500). Medieval battles can also be found in Category:500s conflicts and every decade thereafter. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the Middle Ages .
The Battle of Grunwald [a] was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), and Grand Duke Vytautas, decisively defeated the German Teutonic Order, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen.
Malcolm III of Scotland is killed by English Knights under Robert de Mowbray. Battle of Schmilau: A Christian coalition of Christian Obotrites under Henry, the Duchy of Saxony under Duke Magnus and Denmark defeat Obotrite followers of the Slavic Obotrite religion. Battle of the Stugna River: The Kipchaks defeat Chernihiv and Kiev. 1094: Siege ...
The most famous cultural depiction of the battle today is in Act IV of William Shakespeare's Henry V, written in 1599. The play focuses on the pressures of kingship, the tensions between how a king should appear – chivalric, honest, and just – and how a king must sometimes act – Machiavellian and ruthless. [ 127 ]
The battle of Saint-Omer was the culmination of the northern fork of Edward's campaign and resulted in a tactical stalemate but forced a strategic withdrawal for the Anglo-Flemish forces. 1340 Siege of Tournai (1340) France Tournai was relieved. 1341 Battle of Champtoceaux: France 1342 Battle of Brest: England 1342 Battle of Morlaix: France ...
Before the battle, both sides had issued the order to give no quarter and the Yorkists were in no mood to spare anyone after the long, gruelling fight. [57] A number of Lancastrians, such as Trollope, also had substantial bounties on their heads. [15] Gregory's chronicle stated 42 knights were killed after they were taken prisoner. [2]