Some of these 'mounted
infantry' were used as mounted scouts, flank guards and the like, but
apart from an occasional mounted reserve of only 100 men or so, the
armies dismounted to do battle, all horses being sent to the rear
with the baggage. Primarily this was because of the weapons used and
the facts that few mounted men were sufficiently experienced to fight
effectively on horseback. However, the fact that many men of all arms
were mounted did tend to lead to the formation of special vanguards
of all-mounted troops, who were used to spearhead movement prior to a
battle.
Because
of the fear of treachery, it was essential that the major commanders
fight on foot to indicate their willingness to stand and die with
their men. It was for this reason that so many of the nobles were so
easily killed or captured once their army was defeated. The mounted
reserves therefore tended to be composed of lesser knights or
bodyguards, and were led by minor commanders, such as Sir John Grey
of Codnor, an experienced soldier but a knight of low rank and
position, who led the Lancastrian cavalry reserve at Second St.
Albans.
Appendix 2 Characters.
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Henry
V (1387 - 1422) - King of England
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 Years
lived:
1387 - 1422
Years
ruled:
1413 - 1422
Son
of:
Henry IV and Mary de Bohun
Married
to:
Catherine de Valois
Children:
Henry VI
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Henry
V, a member of the House of Lancaster, was crowned king in
1413 at the age of 26. Henry spent most of his reign
campaigning in France in order to regain territories claimed
by his ancestors. The highlight of his three invasions of
France (1415, 1417-1421, and 1422) was the Battle of Agincourt
fought on October 25, 1415 during the Hundred Year's War. In a
span of a few short hours, Henry crushed a much larger French
army leaving him in control of Northern France. Henry died at
the age of 35 of an unknown illness, leaving the crown to his
infant son, Henry VI.
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Richard
III, King of England 1483 - 1485
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Years
lived:
1452 - 1485
Years
ruled:
1483 - 1485
Son
of:
Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily Neville
Married
to:
Anne Beauchamp Neville (1472)
 Children:
Edward, Prince of Wales
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Richard
III, the younger brother of Edward IV, was made duke of
Gloucester at age nine. He fough for Edward at the battles of
Barnet and Tewkesbury in 1471. When Edward died in 1483 he took
control of Edwards heirs, Edward V and his brother Richard. The
young brothers were held in the Tower of London and murdered in
June 1483. Richard III was crowned king that year. He was killed
by Henry VII at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
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Appendix
3 Genealogies
House
of Lancaster
The
Lancastarian claim to the throne was via Edward III's third son John
of Gaunt. In October 1460, an Act of Accord designated that the royal
succession would move to the house of York after Henry VI's death.
The houses of Lancaster and York were united when Henry VII married
the Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.
Sons of Edward
III (1312-1377)
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