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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