How to Lay Siege to a Medieval Fortress (1000-1300)
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Get a 25% discount for CuriosityStream with code sandrhoman! It's just $14,99 for one year! https://curiositystream.com/SandRhoman Throughout the Middle Ages warfare in western Europe revolved around fortified places. Castles and walled towns controlled large parts of their surroundings. The garrisons, especially the cavalry, had a large operational range within which they could protect, enforce, attack, ravage, and forage. If an invading force was seriously looking for victory, these fortified centers of resistance needed to be dealt with first. Castles and walled towns, however, were designed not to be taken easily. So, as an attacker, how should you deal with them? While there are several ways to conquer a medieval fortress, in this video we will focus on sieges. Here is a nine-step guide on how to lay siege to a medieval Fortress. Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/sandrhomanhistory Paypal (thank you: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SandRhomanhistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sandrhoman Chapters: Intro: 00:00-00:49 Step 1: Be Quick 00:49-04:51 Step 2: Hasty Assault 04:51-09:17 Step 3: Secure Your Position 09:17-16:46 Step 4: Wear Them Down 16:46-24:41 Step 5: Negotiate 24:41-27:10 Step 6: Advance 27:10-31:34 Step 7: Breach 31:34-34:07 Step 8: Let Them Hunger 34:07-37:34 Step 9: Seize Your Price 37:34-40:36 Bibliography Barker, J., Conquest. The English Kingdom of France 1417–1450, Cambridge 2012. Bradbury, J., Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare, London/New York 2004. DeVries, K./ Smith, R. D., Medieval Military Technology, Toronto 2012. France, J., Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade, Cambridge 1994 McGlynn, S., s. v. “Siege Warfare” in: Clifford J. Rogers (ed), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, 2010. Purton, P., A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220, Woodbridge 2009. Purton, P., A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500, Woodbridge 2010. Rogers, C. J., Soldiers Soldiers’ Lives Through History. The Middle Ages, Westport 2007. Soldevilla, F. (ed.), Les quatre grans croniques, Barcelona 1971. Warner, Philipp, Sieges of the Middle Ages, Barnsley 2004, pp 192f.
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