What We Learned: from the Capture of Guînes

Medieval sieges were arduous and expensive. Besieging armies had to be fed and paid, and the drawn-out process sapped military strength that could be used for more glorious battles. To circumvent a fortified town or castle’s defenses was preferable. One method was bribery. Another was the use of ladders to scale the walls, a tactic …

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