1. By: Jordan Brooks, Olivia Feldman, Caroline Korterud, Maria Presper Duxford Manor Battle Plan

2. Long Sword Heavy Crossbow (Darts) Light Crossbow (Darts) Dagger Longbow (Arrows) Short bow (Arrows) Battering Ram Horse Traps Long Spear Axe Weaponry

3. Catapult Boiling Water Shield Blessed Weapons Weaponry Continued

4. Armor is vital because it protects you from getting killed. Armor is very expensive to buy. They have to fit perfectly, or things could go very wrong, like getting killed or injured. The nicer your armor was, the higher class you were. It was about 50 pounds, heavy, but light enough to allow you to fight. Made out of garments, chain mail, and iron plates. Covered the most vulnerable parts of the body. Armor

5. Sabatons- covered the feet Greaves- plates that covered the calves and ankles Poleyns- plates that protected the knee Cuisses- plates that covered the thighs Spurs- attached to the knights heel to help the horse obey your commands more easily Besagues- defends the armpits Rerebraces- protect the upper arm Vanbraces- protect the lower arm Hand Armor- gloves with metal plates that protect the knuckles Armor Continued

6. Breast plate- protect the chest Back plates- protect their back Faulds- attached to the breast plate, protect hips, abdomen, and lower back Visor- protects the face and eyes Bascinet- helmet with a skirt to protect the neck Armor Continued

7. Rehearse battling against each other before the real thing Leave 60+ soldiers to guard the castle Send ships loaded with canons a day before the battle to the opposing manor Make sure you have gunpowder, because any poorly trained knight can win with gunpowder Preparing for battle

8. Siege the Castle You attack the castle from all sides Offensive strategies

9. Castles were a big deal, in war they were the target. Some defensive features of the castle were: Drawbridge Barbican Portcullis Gatehouse A moat Crenellation Murder holes Rounded edges, to prevent hiding Castles

10. Used engines to attack, engineers found weak spots to attack. Trebuchet Ballista Catapult Mangonel Battering ram Saige tower When attacking, make the opposing team surrender. Offensive Tools

11. We will take captives and torture them for information on how to easily defeat them, and remember, we have no mercy… The chair of torture- spikes… Dunking- dunk you under water Tearing of the limbs- tear each of your limbs one by one Tortures

12. Pre-battle planning to prepare for the real thing, fighting with uneven numbers, on horse and off horse. Keep a good 60 or more soldiers back to protect the castle from invasion, send the rest to the scene Send ships with cannons to attack the opposing castle, use naval skills to take down the castle Use gunpowder (not in guns) for cannons and bombs, any poorly trained knight could win with gunpowder Take captives and torture them for information Have a variety of knights, foot soldiers, and archers Fighting Strategies

13. Try to split up the formations by enticing one side to come somewhere and the other goes to the other side Use pike men to kill footmen AVOID HASTY RETREAT! Try to make the opposing men to make a hasty retreat, it will make it easier to kill them Archers protect the front of our men Fighting Strategies Continued

14. We had many supplies for when we went to battle: An infirmary Extra men and women to be nurses to tend to people in the infirmary Medicines and herbs to cure the sick and injured people Blessed medicines that could cure almost anything Holy water used for many different occasions Extra men to fight, horses, weapons, and food Supplies and Logistics