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!
The 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
George ll was the last King to lead his troops into battle at the battle Of Dettingen in 1743
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Henry the V won the battle with his English troops
The Normans (French) were fighting the Anglo-saxons (English)
King Harold
There were 15,900 soldiers involved in the battle of Hastings.
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.
Henry the V won the battle with his English troops
English King Edward I won the Battle of Falkirk.
King Xerxes I.
The Normans (French) were fighting the Anglo-saxons (English)
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.
King Harold
King Harold.
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Robert I "the Bruce".
he never had that much soldiers for archery and he was the only one who had a horse (king)
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.)
There were 15,900 soldiers involved in the battle of Hastings.