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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Siege engine using long arm to throw projectiles For other uses, see Trebuchet (disambiguation). Replica counterweight trebuchets at Château de Castelnaud Counterweight trebuchet used in a siege from the Jami' al-tawarikh, c. 1306-18 A trebuchet [nb 1] is a type of catapult that uses a ...
The Warwolf, also known as the Loup-de-Guerre or Ludgar, [1] is believed to have been the largest trebuchet ever made. [citation needed] It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A contemporary chronicle refers to it as une engine ...
Hand-trebuchet: The hand-trebuchet (cheiromangana) was a staff sling mounted on a pole using a lever mechanism to propel projectiles. Basically a portable trebuchet which could be operated by a single man, it was advocated by emperor Nikephoros II Phokas around 965 to disrupt enemy formations in the open field.
The defenders' trebuchet swiftly dispatched it and, on 25 June, they sortied to burn the cat, which they did. During the Crusaders' counter-assault, Simon stopped to aid his brother Guy , who had been wounded by a crossbow , and was hit on the head by a stone from one of the defenders' siege engines (either the trebuchet or a mangonel ...
A narrator explains historical circumstances, military tactics and technical specifications. This trebuchet has a counterweight and two treadwheels (occupied by four people in total) to pull back the counterweight, and is loaded with a burning projectile. Reloading and firing it takes 8 people about 30 minutes. (launch at 10:30 into the video).
The counterweight trebuchet, known as the Muslim trebuchet (or Huihui Pao) in China, replaced the traction version after its introduction in the late 13th century. Its greater range was however, somewhat countered by the fact that it had to be constructed at the site of the siege unlike traction trebuchets, which were easier to take apart and ...
Pages in category "Trebuchets" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Floating arm trebuchet; T.
A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a siege engine used in the Middle Ages. Trebuchet may also refer to: Trebuchet MS, a sans-serif typeface designed by Vincent Connare for Microsoft in 1996; Trebuchet, the sixth album by musician George Hrab, and the ninth song on that album