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Allegedly the same happened at Aljubarrota; prisoners were killed to let more soldiers fight on the front line.
by Hoasi 7y ago
Allegedly the same happened at Aljubarrota; prisoners were killed to let more soldiers fight on the front line.
- adolph 7y agoWhat an amazing world-changing battle! Brother versus brother, English longbows versus French heavy cavalry (again) . . . Try to imagine a world without a Henry the Navigator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aljubarrota https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aljubarrota
- JetSpiegel 7y agoI was not aware the Castillan forces were commanded by the brother of Nuno Álvares Pereira. He's less known nationally than the mythic Brites fe Almeida. Why don't the history teachers drop these snippets during classes?