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Attack and Defence Some castles had an important member of the garrison called an artiller who seems to have been responsible for the construction , maintenance and operation of the large war engines . The accounts of Harlech ( 1286 ) ...
Attack and Defence Some castles had an important member of the garrison called an artiller who seems to have been responsible for the construction , maintenance and operation of the large war engines . The accounts of Harlech ( 1286 ) ...
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Many so - called arrow - loops are merely narrow windows and would be impractical as bow loops as they are the wrong shape and provide no convenient accommodation or stance for a hypothetical bowman . LOOPS , BOW Their purpose is to ...
Many so - called arrow - loops are merely narrow windows and would be impractical as bow loops as they are the wrong shape and provide no convenient accommodation or stance for a hypothetical bowman . LOOPS , BOW Their purpose is to ...
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There was also an engine called a ' cat ' under whose protection underground diggers , called miners , ... undermined the walls of the tower and of the castle . Now the castle was taken through four assaults .
There was also an engine called a ' cat ' under whose protection underground diggers , called miners , ... undermined the walls of the tower and of the castle . Now the castle was taken through four assaults .
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