OT: Battle of Hastings (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

>
> And that "10,000" is a problem for me, too. That's a *lot* of men to
> waste on a single battle on a single day in 1066. That approximates
the
> size of a modern U.S. Army division minus its support troops. How
could
> they have come up with such a huge number of fighters?

Harold sent out word that there would be free beer??

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
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