Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
Dictionary of terms, people, battles, and arms and armour
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Table of contents
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- A
- Abd ar-Rahman III (891-961)
- called 'al-Nasir' (the Victorious),
- Abinger Castle
- Abu Bakr (or Abu-Bekr) (573-634)
- Acre, Siege of
- 1189-91,
- Acre, Siege of
- 1291,
- Actium, Battle of
- Adad-nerari I (lived 13th century BC)
- adarga
- Adda, Battle of
- Ad Decimum, Battle of
- Adherbal (lived 3rd century BC)
- admiral
- or amir,
- adoubment
- (French adouber)
- Adrianople, Battle of
- Adrianople, Battle of
- 718,
- Adrianople, Battle of
- Adrianople campaign
- Adulterine Castle
- Aegates Islands, Battle of the
- Aegospotami, Battle of
- Aeneas the Tactician
- Aetius, Flavius (390-454)
- African limes
- or Fossatum Africae,
- Agathocles (c. 361 BC-c. 289 BC)
- agema
- (Greek 'something leading')
- Agesilaus II (c. 445 BC-c. 359 BC)
- agger
- (Latin agger 'a heap')
- Agincourt, Battle of
- the battle
- Agis II (died 400 BC)
- Agis III (died 330 BC)
- Agis IV (died 240 BC)
- agoge
- Agra
- Agricola, Gnaeus Julius (40-93)
- Agrigentum, Siege of
- Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (63-12 BC)
- Ahenobarbus, Gnaeus Domitius (died 31 BC)
- Ahmadabad
- ('the city of Ahmad')
- Ahmad Shah (1373-1435)
- also known as Ahmad the Saint,
- Ahmose (or Amosis) (lived 16th century BC)
- Ain Jalut, Battle of
- Ajmer
- Ajnadayn, Battle of
- aketon
- akinakes
- akritos
- plural akritoi,
- ala
- plural alae,
- (Latin 'wing')
- Ala al-Din Husain (died 1161)
- called 'Jahansuz' (the World-Burner),
- Ala al-Din Khilji (died 1316)
- Ala al-Din Khwarazm Shah (died 1221)
- Alaca Höyük
- al-Afdal (died 1121)
- a la jineta
- 'alam
- Alarcos, Battle of
- Alaric (c. 370-410)
- Alashiya, battles of
- al-Babein, Battle of
- Albigensian Crusades
- Albinus, Decimus Clodius (died AD 197)
- Alcala de Guadaira
- Alcazaba de Almeria
- Alcázar of Segovia
- Alcibiades (451/0-404/3 BC)
- Alençon, Battle of
- Alençon, Siege of
- Alesia, Siege of
- Alessandria, Battle of
- Alexander Nevski, St (1220-1263)
- Alexander (III) the Great (356-323 BC)
- Alexius I, Comnenus (1048-1118)
- Alfonso I (c. 1073-1134)
- called 'the Battler',
- Alfonso VIII (1156-1214)
- Alfred the Great (c. 849-c. 901)
- Algidus, Battle of the
- Aljubarrota, Battle of
- Allia, Battle of the
- Allington
- al-Mansur, Muhammad ibn Abu'Amir (lived 10th-11th centuries)
- Almaric (lived 12th century)
- Almourol Castle
- almugavar
- Alnwick Castle
- Alnwick, Siege of
- Alp-Arslan (c. 1029-1072)
- Alp-Tegin (or Alptigin) (died 963)
- Altrip fort
- Roman Alta Ripa,
- Alzey fort
- Ambhi (lived 330-320 BC)
- Greek Omphis,
- Ambiorix (lived 1st century BC)
- Amboise Castle
- Amida
- Amida, Siege of
- Ammianus Marcellinus (lived 4th century)
- Amphipolis, Battle of
- Amunhotep II
- or Amenophis II,
- Amurru
- (Akkadian 'Westerners')
- anabasis
- (Greek 'going up')
- Anagui (or A-na-kui or A-na-huai or A-nu-kuei) (died 552)
- anastrophe
- An, Battle of
- Anchialus, Battle of
- Andernach, Battle of
- 876,
- Andernach, Battle of
- 941,
- Angers Castle
- angon
- Aniruddha (or Anôratha or Anawrahta) (lived 11th century)
- Ankara, Battle of
- An Lushan (703-757)
- Anshizheng, Battle of (or An-shih-cheng or Ansisong)
- Antigonus (I) Monophthalmus (c. 382-301 BC)
- also known as Antogonus Cyclops,
- (Latin 'One-eyed')
- Antigonus II (319-239 BC)
- also known as Antigonus Gonatas,
- Antigonus (III) Doson (c. 263 BC-c. 221 BC)
- antilabe
- Antioch, Battle of
- 272,
- Antioch, Battle of
- 1098,
- Antiochus (I) Soter (c. 324-c. 246 BC)
- called 'the Saviour',
- Antiochus (III) the Great (c. 241-187 BC)
- Antipater (c. 397-319 BC)
- Antonine Wall
- Ao
- Aosta
- Apollodorus (lived AD 97-130)
- Appian
- Appleby Castle
- Apros, Battle of
- Aqraba, Battle of (or Akraba)
- Aquae Sextiae, Battle of
- aquila
- (Latin 'eagle')
- Aquilonia, Battle of
- Arar, Battle of the
- Arausio, Battle of
- Araxes, Battle of
- modern Aras,
- arbalest
- (Latin arcubalista, Old French arbaleste 'hand bow')
- Arbedo, Battle of
- Arbon fort
- Roman Arbor Felix,
- Archelaus
- Archidamus II (476-427 BC)
- Archidamus III (died c. 338 BC)
- arcubalista
- Ardashir I
- Argentoratum, Battle of
- Arginusae Isles, Battle of the
- Ariovistus (lived 1st century BC)
- Arles, Battle of
- armet
- armiger
- (Latin 'armour-bearer')
- Arminius
- German Hermann,
- arquebus
- (medieval High German hakebusse 'hook-gun')
- Arques-la-Bataille Castle
- Arrian (c.AD 86-160)
- arrière ban
- (French 'last resort')
- arrow
- Arsuf, Battle of
- Artah, Battle of
- Artaphernes the Elder (lived 512-493 BC)
- Artaphernes the Younger
- Artaxata, Battle of
- Artaxerxes (II) Mnemon
- called 'the Mindful',
- Artemisium, Battle of
- Artevelde, Philip van (1340-1382)
- Arthur (lived 6th century)
- Arundel Castle
- asabiya
- asavaran
- or asawira,
- asawira
- Ascalon, Battle of
- modern Ashkelon,
- Asclepiodotus
- Asculum, Siege of
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle
- Ashdown, Battle of
- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408)
- Ashingdon, Battle of
- or Assandun,
- Asoka (or Ashoka) (died 232 BC)
- Ashurbanipal
- or Aššur-ban-apli,
- Ashurnasirpal II (or Aššur-nasir-apli II) (lived 9th century BC)
- Ashur-uballit I (lived 14th century BC)
- ashvamedha
- (Sanskrit 'horse-sacrifice')
- askar
- Aspar (died 471)
- aspis
- Assandun, Battle of
- atabeg
- (Arabic)
- Athanaric
- Athelstan (895-939)
- Athens
- Atlakh, Battle of
- or Talas,
- Attalus I (lived 3rd century BC)
- Attic helmet
- Attila (c. 406-453)
- Auberoche, Battle of
- Augsburg, Battle of
- Augustus (63 BC-AD 14)
- born Gaius Octavius or Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus - 'Octavian',
- Aurelian (c.AD 215-275)
- born Lucius Domitius Aurelianus,
- Ausculum, Battle of
- Aussig, Siege of
- or Usti,
- Auszug
- Autaritus (lived 241-238 BC)
- Autophradates (lived 390-354 BC)
- auxilia
- (Latin 'support troops')
- Avarayr, Battle of
- Avar campaigns
- Avaricum
- Avars
- aventail
- (French camail)
- Avila
- Axine, Battle of the
- Aydon Castle
- Azitawataya
- modern Karatepe,
- Azuchi Castle
- Japanese Azuchi-jo,
- B
- Babylon
- (Akkadian Bab-Ili 'Gate of God')
- Babylon, Hittite raid on
- Bach-dang River, Battle of
- bacheler
- baculum
- (Latin 'baton' or 'stick')
- Badr, Battle of
- Baecula, Battle of
- Baghras Castle
- Baginton fort
- Bagradas, Battle of the
- Bahram Chobin (or Varahran Chobin) (died 591)
- Bahram Shah (died 1152)
- Baibars (lived 13th century)
- also known as al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari,
- bakufu
- Balathista, Battle of
- Balban, Baha al-Din Ghiyas al-Din (1205-1285)
- Baldwin I (1058-1118)
- Baldwin II (died 1131)
- Baldwin of Flanders (1171-1206)
- Balearic sling
- balinger
- balista
- ballista
- Bamburgh Castle
- Ban Chao (or Pan Ch'ao) (died 102)
- bandon
- banner
- Banner
- banneret
- or knight banneret,
- Bannockburn, Battle of
- Banos de la Encina
- baojia and baowu
- or pao-chia and pao-wu,
- Barbastro, Siege of
- Barbiano, Alberigo da (lived 14th-15th centuries)
- barbote
- barbute
- (Italian)
- bard
- Bari, Siege of
- 871-75,
- Bari, Siege of
- 1068-71,
- Bar Kochba Rebellion
- Barnard Castle
- Barnet, Battle of
- Barons' War
- Barons' War
- barritus
- Basel fort
- Roman Basilia,
- Basil (I) the Macedonian
- Basil II (c. 958-1025)
- basinet
- or bacinet,
- Basing, Battle of
- bastard sword
- bastide
- battle
- (from Old French bataile)
- battle wagon
- Baugé, Battle of
- Bayan
- Bayeux Tapestry
- Bayezid II (1448-1512)
- beaked galley
- beaked galley, medieval
- Beaumaris Castle
- Bedford, John, Duke of (1389-1435)
- Bedford Castle
- Bedriacum, Battle of
- Beeston Castle
- Beizhou, Siege of
- or Pei-chou,
- Belatoba, Battle of
- belfry
- Belisarius (c. 505-565)
- Bellême, Robert of (c. 1058-c. 1131)
- Belmont Castle
- Belmonte Castle
- Belvoir Castle
- Benevento, Battle of
- Beneventum, Battle of
- 275 BC,
- Beneventum, Battle of
- 214 BC,
- Benkei (died 1189)
- benming
- or pen-ming,
- Berkeley Castle
- Berkhamstead Castle
- berserk
- Berwick, Siege of
- Bessus (died 329 BC)
- Beth-Horon, Battle of
- bevor
- Bhadravarman I (lived 4th-5th centuries)
- Bi, Battle of
- or Pi,
- Bibracte, Battle of
- bidaut
- Bindusara (died 274 BC)
- bireme
- Blore Heath, Battle of
- Bodiam Castle
- Bodrum Castle
- Bohemond (c. 1050-1111)
- also known as Bohemond I de Tankerville,
- bohort
- (from German, 'to push, shove')
- bokuto
- Bolang, Battle of
- or Po-lang,
- bolt
- or quarrel,
- Bolton Castle
- bombard
- Bonaguil Castle
- Boniface (died 432)
- Latin Bonifatius,
- Boniface of Montferrat (died 1207)
- Borleng, Odo (lived 12th century)
- Boromoraja I (died 1388)
- Boromoraja II (died 1448)
- Boromo Trailokanat (lived 15th century)
- also known as Trailok,
- Boroughbridge, Battle of
- Borthwick Castle
- Bosworth, Battle of
- Boucicault, Jean le Maingre (lived 14th-15th centuries)
- Boudiccan Revolt
- boulevard
- or bulwark,
- Bourgthéroulde, Battle of
- Bouvines, Battle of
- Bovet, Honoré (c. 1340-c. 1405)
- bow
- bow, classical Indian
- bow, composite