The Persians could not defend themselves from this and the cavalry ploughed a huge hole through the Persian formation. On the Persian side of tactics they made very poor battle formations, which were easy to get through or destroy. Alexander’s phalanx formation proved to be the most useful through all his battles, this is because its tight formation is hard to get through but also easy to attack from. Another one of the factors influencing alexander’s win at the battle of Granicus is his troops weapons and amour and how it differentiated from the Persians. Alexander’s army was smaller but this enabled them to be able to afford better weapons and
How significant was William’s military prowess to his claim to the throne of England? William the Conqueror had a very weak claim to the throne – if you really think about it – and his ultimate claim of the throne was down to quite a few reasons. For example, the weaknesses in the claims of others also trying to gain the throne as well as Harold’s oath in 1064; however the most significant reason was his military prowess. William’s military prowess and the new type of warfare he demonstrated to Anglo-Saxon England was one of the most significant reasons he succeeded in claiming the English throne. He was a very experienced and ruthless military commander, ruler and administrator who had unified Normandy and inspired fear and respect outside of his duty.
Napoleon was successful for a variety of reasons until 1806. Motivation, Toulon, tactics, subordinates, ambition, meritocracy, Code Napoleon, Austerlitz and the enemy making mistakes were all very influential in his success. Motivation was a significant reason for Napoleon’s success as having a motivated army that fought hard for their leader was very useful in battle. He took time to speak to his soldiers asking them how their families were, he gave them medals if they deserved it, by doing this he gave them motivation and it also meant that others around them wanted to do better to receive praise themselves from Napoleon. He also gave speeches to the army to motivate them, which also developed the feeling of comradery within the ranks.
Herodotus’ account of Thermopylae is one of the most accurate and contemporary records we have on the battle, and the skills the Spartans implemented throughout. He outlines three main reasons how the Spartans were ‘successful’ in their attempt to stall the Persian invasion. The first reason is that their military experience and skill outmatched the Persian infantry, Herodotus states that Xerxes “had in his army many men, indeed, but few soldiers” while this is contrasted with the homoioi of Sparta who had years of training and were trained heavily in their Agoge, where the weak were punished and the strong praised. Herodotus shows us how their ‘victory’ showed ow fearless they were in battle as they battled over the body of Leonidas four times with finally succeeding against massive odds with their “valour” in fighting. Spartan’s role in the infamous battle of Thermopylae was one of great importance; I have stated before how they were ‘successful’, the reason I used this word is because they were successful in their objective in stalling the Persian invasion.
As well as all this, William had a store of the finest weapons in France. Leadership William was one of the bravest people of his time. When his army was having difficulties during the battle, he bravely led his army back up the hill to make another attack upon the English. Due to William's intelligence, he arranged his army in long rows, archers at the front to try and soften up the English's shield wall, foot-soldiers in the middle, and the cavalry at the back for a big attack.The retreating trick explained in the above paragraph also shows great leadership. Luck Luckily for William, the wind changed direction in his favour on his journey north to England.
The spring offensive began with initial success. The aim of the German’s was to break through and be quick, this way they can split the British and French. They were very close to win the war because the British were tired and disorganized; this gave the German’s a great opportunity to breakthrough really quickly. The British also dug pot-holes not trenches this meant that, they had no place to hide therefore most of their men were killed. The German’s got the British and French to split, this way it will make work easier for the German’s.
Alexander turned out to be the better commander, and he defeated the Persians with superior military strategy. With the Persian army defeated, he could now push
As long as they arrive, those soldiers took out the weapons and win the battle. One of the important reason why they can win is not because of the brilliant strategy. Because the enemy is too confidence. Trojan horse in this day, we using the
Also they were well trained and had excellent tactics such as the Testudo (‘tortoise shell’) . This was particularly important because if the Roman didn’t have a good army then they wouldn’t have been able to conquer all those countries. Government; The Government also had a part in the control in the empire, they had very clear laws. Even if people like the law they could see that it was fair. This Is important in the controlling, however not as important as other reasons such as the Army or Trade.
Due to their fame, these Toledo swords were chosen by Hannibal for his army and the Roman legions were defeated by these weapons, which were later adopted by them and they had supplied their centurions with these dread Toledan swords blades.In the Middle Ages many blacksmiths had elevated the office, as they had relied more on technological progress and not only on the good quality of their steel. The Muslim armies had feared that the sword will defeat them in the war they had with Spain. The Muslims had faced defeat by the Spain Warriors although they weren't skilled, but because of the excellence of their swords. They didn't revere only the hand of a Master, the Cid Campeador, but also the excellence of his weapon, a Toledan sword. The Muslims had adopted such a technic to produce their own slender two-edged scimitars, and had transmitted their secret from one generation to the next.