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Who was the last English king to lead soldiers or troops in battle?
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∙ 8y ago
Charles I was the last to actually command troops in battle during the Civil War. James II raised and commanded an army to oppose the invasion of William of Orange but so many of his men deserted to William that he could not offer battle. Michael Montagne
George II commanded his army at the Battle of Dettingen (Germany) in 1743.
Harold II (aka Godwinson) 1066 Battle of Hastings. Since 1066 England has had French (Norman), Scottish, Dutch and German monarchs!
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 17y agoThe last King of Great Britain to lead his troops into battle in person was George II at the Battle of Dettingen (against the French) in 1743. It was a British victory and Handel composed the "Dettingen Te Deum" specially for the celebrations that followed. Joney
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∙ 7y agoGeorge ll was the last King to lead his troops into battle at the battle Of Dettingen in 1743
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∙ 11y agoRichard 111
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King won the battle agincourt in 1415?
Henry the V won the battle with his English troops
Who was fighting who in the Battle of Hastings?
The Normans (French) were fighting the Anglo-saxons (English)
What English king was killed at the battle of hasting?
King Harold
How many people were killed in the Battle of Hastings?
There were 15,900 soldiers involved in the battle of Hastings.
What battle did Henry VIII fight in when he was king?
The Battle of Guinegate or Battle of the Spurs, in 1513 was the only battle Henry VIII actually physically fought. As part of the Holy League under the on-going Italian Wars, English and Imperial troops under Henry VIII and Maximilian I surprised and routed a body of French cavalry under Jacques de La Palice.
King won the battle agincourt in 1415?
Henry the V won the battle with his English troops
What English king won the Battle of Falkirk?
English King Edward I won the Battle of Falkirk.
Who lead the persains troops into battle of thermopylae?
King Xerxes I.
Who was fighting who in the Battle of Hastings?
The Normans (French) were fighting the Anglo-saxons (English)
Was the English Civil War a battle or a Civil War?
It was very much a civil war in which the troops of Oliver Cromwell fought several battles against the troops of King Charles I. After the war was over and the revolutionaries had won, the king was executed and a republic declared.
What English king was killed at the battle of hasting?
King Harold
What king led the English army in the battle of Hastings?
King Harold.
English king defeated at the Battle of Hastings?
Harold
Which king defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn?
Robert I "the Bruce".
What mistakes did King Harold make when Prepairing for the Battle of Hastings?
he never had that much soldiers for archery and he was the only one who had a horse (king)
Who foult in the battle of hatsings?
It was a battle between Anglo-saxon soldiers and earls, called Housecarls, led by the English king Harold Godwinson and his two brothers, and the Norman invading army led by William the Conqueror, (Or, as he was referred to at the time, William the Bastard, as he was illegitimate.)
How many people were killed in the Battle of Hastings?
There were 15,900 soldiers involved in the battle of Hastings.
