The clarion call of a trumpet could be used to signify a ceasefire and a parley at sieges with the rider trotting forward, perhaps in some trepidation, as although heralds and messengers were technically non-combatants
Sparta had two kings, one stayed in Sparta and one lead the army in war. The king would command from the front where his heroic deeds could be celebrated; Leonidas is a prime exam
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Robert Devereux, eldest son of the 2nd Earl of Essex who was famously executed by Elizabeth I, was born in 1591. Although one of the wealthiest men in England at the time of the English Civil War, he was never a favourite at the court of Charles I.
Officer. Lifted straight from page 116 of Wagner’s classic TYW book, this officer is a classic study. He is richly dressed, in old fashioned jacket and possibly has served on the continent himself. He will be ideal for all early armies, as Royalist,
Sir Thomas Fairfax ,also known as “Black Tom” due to his dark hair and eyes was a leading Parliament General in the
Armies of the ancient near east used trumpets to signal orders to their units. These trumpets are still used in traditional Iranian music today. Their are few depictions of Persian standards in art, we do know that each Persian commander had a pe
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The command is equipped in the same manner as the Sparabari command, except that the leader wears a bronze 'Mesopotamian' style helmet as described by Herodotus. The horses tails are also tied at the ends is shown on some Achaemenid art. I
Born in Prague in 1619 the son of Frederick V, Elector of Palatinate, Prince Rupert was the nephew of King Charles I. Rupert first campaigned in the Thirty Years War at the age of 14, and was held hostage in Austria for 3 years until released wi
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