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Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons

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Anglo-Saxon military strategy > siege warfare

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Unfortunately for the English, they were not trained in siege warfare. Anglo-Saxon warfare traditionally consisted of short campaigns based on single decisive pitched battles. This meant they struggled to take on Nottingham's walls in a direct attack.

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Anglo-Saxon military strategyis unsuitable forsiege warfare

“Unfortunately for the English, they were not trained in siege warfare. Anglo-Saxon warfare traditionally consisted of short campaigns based on single decisive pitched battles. This meant they struggled to take on Nottingham's walls in a direct attack.”

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