By: Jordan Brooks, Olivia Feldman, Caroline Korterud, Maria Presper

Duxford Manor Battle Plan

Long SwordHeavy Crossbow (Darts)Light Crossbow (Darts)DaggerLongbow (Arrows)Short bow (Arrows)Battering RamHorse TrapsLong SpearAxe

Weaponry

CatapultBoiling WaterShieldBlessed Weapons

Weaponry Continued

Armor is vital because it protects you from getting killed.

Armor is very expensive to buy.They have to fit perfectly, or things could go

very wrong, like getting killed or injured.The nicer your armor was, the higher class

you were.It was about 50 pounds, heavy, but light

enough to allow you to fight.Made out of garments, chain mail, and iron

plates.Covered the most vulnerable parts of the

body.

Armor

Sabatons- covered the feetGreaves- plates that covered the calves and anklesPoleyns- plates that protected the kneeCuisses- plates that covered the thighsSpurs- attached to the knights heel to help the

horse obey your commands more easilyBesagues- defends the armpitsRerebraces- protect the upper armVanbraces- protect the lower armHand Armor- gloves with metal plates that protect

the knuckles

Armor Continued

Breast plate- protect the chestBack plates- protect their backFaulds- attached to the breast plate, protect

hips, abdomen, and lower backVisor- protects the face and eyesBascinet- helmet with a skirt to protect the

neck

Armor Continued

Rehearse battling against each other before the real thing

Leave 60+ soldiers to guard the castleSend ships loaded with canons a day before

the battle to the opposing manorMake sure you have gunpowder, because any

poorly trained knight can win with gunpowder

Preparing for battle

Siege the CastleYou attack the castle from all sides

Offensive strategies

Castles were a big deal, in war they were the target.

Some defensive features of the castle were:DrawbridgeBarbicanPortcullisGatehouseA moatCrenellationMurder holesRounded edges, to prevent hiding

Castles

Used engines to attack, engineers found weak spots to attack.

TrebuchetBallistaCatapultMangonelBattering ramSaige towerWhen attacking, make the opposing team

surrender.

Offensive Tools

We will take captives and torture them for information on how to easily defeat them, and remember, we have no mercy…

The chair of torture- spikes…Dunking- dunk you under waterTearing of the limbs- tear each ofyour limbs one by one

Tortures

Pre-battle planning to prepare for the real thing, fighting with uneven numbers, on horse and off horse. 

Keep a good 60 or more soldiers back to protect the castle from invasion, send the rest to the scene

Send ships with cannons to attack the opposing castle, use naval skills to take down the castle 

Use gunpowder (not in guns) for cannons and bombs, any poorly trained knight could win with gunpowder 

Take captives and torture them for information Have a variety of knights, foot soldiers, and archers 

Fighting Strategies

Try to split up the formations by enticing one side to come somewhere and the other goes to the other side 

Use pike men to kill footmen AVOID HASTY RETREAT! Try to make the

opposing men to make a hasty retreat, it will make it easier to kill them 

Archers protect the front of our men

Fighting Strategies Continued

We had many supplies for when we went to battle:An infirmaryExtra men and women to be nurses to tend to

people in the infirmaryMedicines and herbs to cure the sick and

injured peopleBlessed medicines that could cure almost

anythingHoly water used for many different occasionsExtra men to fight, horses, weapons, and food

Supplies and Logistics