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Battle: Hastings
War: The Norman Conquest of England
Date: 14th October 1066
Place: On the Sussex coast of England
Combatants: The Norman, Breton, Burgundian, Flemish and French army of Duke William of Normandy against the Saxon army of King Harold of England
Generals: Duke William of Normandy against King Harold Godwinsson of England
Size of the armies: The armies probably numbered around 5,000 to 7,000 on each side, although some traditional accounts give the numbers as much higher
Uniforms, arms and equipment: The Battle of Hastings saw the clash of two military systems. The Saxon army, centred on the King’s personal bodyguard of “housecarles”, comprised the universal levy, the “Fyrd”, led by the local leaders of each shire with their households
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