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longbowman — noun Date: 1925 an archer who uses a longbow … New Collegiate Dictionary
longbowman — noun a medieval English archer who used a longbow • Hypernyms: ↑archer, ↑bowman * * * /lawng boh meuhn, long /, n., pl. longbowmen. an archer who uses a longbow. [1670 80; LONGBOW + MAN] Usage. See man … Useful english dictionary
Infantry in the Middle Ages — at the Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385] Infantry in the Middle Ages were soldiers who fought on foot during the Middle Ages. They were frequently part of a specialised division such as the pikemen, crossbowmen and longbowmen. Throughout much of the… … Wikipedia
Medieval warfare — Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years War. Warfare … Wikipedia
English longbow — The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, was a powerful type of medieval longbow (a tall bow for archery) about 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) long used by the English, Scots and Welsh, both for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare. English… … Wikipedia
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History of crossbows — This history of crossbows documents the historical development and use of the crossbow.It is not clear exactly where and when the crossbow originated, but there is undoubted evidence that it was used for military purposes from the second half of… … Wikipedia
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