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Organized Crime Foot Soldiers
1,693 wordsOrganized crime has a long and notorious history throughout the world. The ancestor to todays criminal organization can be traced back centuries to pirates who operated off the coasts of continents. The Mafia became to take force to protect estates when the landlords were not there (La Cosa 1). By the 1800 s the Mafia had become criminal and used violence throughout Sicily. A strict ethical code called opera, the rule of death if broken, was used to sworn members in. It soon became so strong tha...
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Hundred Years War Foot Soldiers
1,230 words... that Edward prepared for battle. "Edward had deployed his troops in person, laughing with them according to Jean le Bel and urging every one of them to do his duty, making even cowards into heroes. " He placed his men in three sections. The first of which was the front line, consisting of dismounted men-at-arms with archers on the left and right flanks. They were led by Edwards son the Prince of Wales and a host of nobles. The second was a group of men-at-arms placed behind the front line, t...
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Art Of War Civil War
2,805 wordsHOW ARE BATTLES WON? The logical attempt to define strategy in War comes to us from many resources. There are many defining examples of teachings of the art of war. In this compilation I have chosen to take a look at the American war in the 1860 s from a European perspective of the very early days of war. Machiavelli: The Roman armies were a carefully selected militia whose soldiers came from rural areas. The Roman armies were of moderate size, and foot soldiers were their backbone; the value of...
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Boys And Girls Code Of Chivalry
1,519 wordsKnighthood began in the 9 th century. As a request of the fall of Charlemagne's Empire in Western Europe a new way of life began. Little kingdoms replaced the old Empire that were held together by kings or lords. Because of continuous attacks by invading Moors and Vikings, the greatest need in these new settlements was for protection and security. Therefore, a new form of civil government arose. Which was called feudalism based on mutual agreement between the kings and lords, and their knights o...
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Foot Soldiers Middle Ages
514 wordsKnights of the Middle Ages Knights and foot soldiers had to be strong and good to handle the weapons and armor of the Middle Ages. Bows and arrows and long sticks with a blade on the end were the usual weapons of peasants (foot soldiers. ) Knights preferred lances and swords and morning stars. Riding at a full gallop on a hoarse in the battlefield, a knight tried to knock his opponent to the ground with a 10 -foot metal-tipped pole (lance. ) On his feet a knight used his sword with a lot of stre...
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Punic Wars Foot Soldiers
1,878 wordsThe Punic wars were a set of three wars that stretched from 264 - 146 BCE. They were fought between the Romans and Carthaginians over trading and land disputes. Basically, two quickly expanding empires came in contact with each other and war was inevitable. There was a fierce competition of trade goods, which formed a strong rivalry between the two powers. Carthage was a city that had been formed by the Phoenicians from Tyre in the 8 th century BCE. It was the strongest city in the Mediterranean...
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