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It is thought King Harold had an army that, at the least in numbers, matched the army fielded by William, Duke of Normandy. Research indicates Williams army might have consisted of 3000 calvary, 1000 archers and the rest infantry. Harold had no cavalry, fewer archers thus his army was mostly infantry.

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