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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515 by Charles William Chadwick Oman File:The art of war in the Middle Ages, A. D. 378-1515 (1885) (14761125144).jpg. View Book Page : Book Viewer About This Book : Catalog Entry View All Images : All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: s. The duke might range hismen in order of battle, but he could not be sure that they wouldfight. The old proverb that God was on the side of theConfederates was ever ringing in their ears, and so they werehalf beaten before a blow was struck. Charles had endeavouredto secure the efficiency of his army, by enlisting from each war-like nation of Europe the class of troops for which it wascelebrated. The archers of England, the arquebusiers ofGermany, the light cavalry of Italy, the pikemen of Flanders,marched side by side with the feudal chivalry of his Burgundianvassals. But the duke had forgotten that, in assembling so manynationalities under his banner, he had thrown away the cohesionwhich is all-important in battle. Without mutual confidence orcertainty that each comrade would do his best for the commoncause, the soldiery would not stand firm. Granson was lost ^ Yet even the Duke said, that Against the Swiss it will never do tomarch unprepared. Panagirola, quoted by Kirk, vol. iii. Text Appearing After Image: -A.D. 1515.) THE SWISS, 83 merely because the nerve of the infantry failed them at thedecisive moment, although they had not yet been engaged. In that fight the unskilful generalship of the Swiss had placedthe tactical advantages on the side of Charles: he had both out-flanked them and attacked one division of their army before theothers came up. He had, however, to learn that an armysuperior in morale and homogeneity, and thoroughly knowingits weapon, may be victorious in spite of all disadvantages.Owing to their eagerness for battle the Confederate vanguard(vorhut), composed of the troops of Bern, Freiburg, andSchwytz, had far outstripped the remainder of the force.Coming swifdy over the hill side in one of their usual deepcolumns, they found the whole Burgundian army spread outbefore them in battle array on the plain of Granson. As theyreached the foot of the hill they at once saw that the dukescavalry was preparing to attack them. Old experience hadmade them callous to such sightsartofwarinmiddle00oman. Note About Images. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. 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Oman was born in Muzaffarpur district, India, [1] the son of a British planter, and was educated at Winchester College and at Oxford University, where he studied under William Stubbs. In 1881 he was elected to a Prize Fellowship at All Souls College, where he remained for the rest of his academic career. He was elected the Chichele Professor of Modern History at Oxford in 1905, in succession to Montagu Burrows. He was also elected to the FBA that year, and served as President of the Royal Historical Society (1917–1921), the Numismatic Society and the Royal Archaeological Institute. Oman's academic career was interrupted by the First World War, during which he was employed by the government's Press Bureau and the Foreign Office.