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It is a mixture Williams men were probably better, however Harold's men had just marched 250 miles north to Stamford Bridge to fight Harald Hadrada, as in September he heard that the vikings had landed also the winds were directing the wrong way for William to cross over to the South Coast. When Harold got to Stamford Bridge the vikings were drunk so it was easy to kill all of them.
But by the time Harold had marched his men up 250 miles (no stops) and down 250 miles (no stops) they were exhausted, but they arrived to find the winds had changed direction and William had landed. They fought for 9 and a half hours and then William came up with a good tactic, to get his men to fake run away, then Harold's men followed to kill them but Williams men turned round and killed them. Eventually Harold died and William won.
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∙ 14y agoBecause Harold had marched from London to Stamford bridge in the north east of England, lost a lot of men in the two battles at Stamford bridge, and then had to march them to London in eight days. He failed to take advice that he should wait for reinforcements before marching 58 miles to the South Downs with exhausted men and horses in three days. The battle could still have been won by him, but he fell for a false retreat of William`s forces and his men were mauled, and he died.
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Was Williams army better equipped?
Yes
What happened in Prussia after the nobles allowed Frederick Williams to keep his own small army?
Once Frederick Williams I was allowed to keep his own army this caused him to use his army to control Prussia. The army grew considerably and this allowed Williams to expand his territory. He became the the Great Elector.
What was Williams tactic in the Battle of Hastings?
Williams tactic was the trick that when he couldn't fight Harolds army up hill, even though he had a better army, he pretenddeed to retreat. A similar trick had been used by Harold to defeat Harald Haadrada so he should have guessed it was a trick but he didn't... His army fell for it and this led to thier defeat for when they cased after the Normans, th eNormans swiftly turned round and killed them all.
What weaknesses did Harold Godwinson have to claim the English throne?
He had no comparison to Williams army. They were fooled twice by Williams army and in the end he was beaten so that explains it all really. He had no comparison to Williams army. They were fooled twice by Williams army and in the end he was beaten so that explains it all really.
Did Williams army make the shield wall?
yes William did make the shield war
Was Williams army better equipped?
Yes
When was Guy Williams - British Army officer - born?
Guy Williams - British Army officer - was born in 1881.
When did Guy Williams - British Army officer - die?
Guy Williams - British Army officer - died in 1959.
When was Edward Williams - British Army officer - born?
Edward Williams - British Army officer - was born in 1892.
When did Edward Williams - British Army officer - die?
Edward Williams - British Army officer - died in 1977.
What happened in Prussia after the nobles allowed Frederick Williams to keep his own small army?
Once Frederick Williams I was allowed to keep his own army this caused him to use his army to control Prussia. The army grew considerably and this allowed Williams to expand his territory. He became the the Great Elector.
How many people in Williams army?
Normans
Is pat Williams better than Kevin Williams?
No No
Who is better katt Williams or Dane Cook?
katt Williams
Famous athletes who were in the army?
Ted Williams was probably the best baseball player who was in the army even though he was in the army he had amazing stats.
Who is better William Gay or Tramon Williams?
Tramon Williams by far
Who is a better comedian Tracy Morgan or katt Williams?
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