Medieval Glossary

Main Battle

The most honorable command, this Battle was typically deployed in the center. It was often led by a king or one of his deputies.

Related term(s): Battle; Vanguard; Rearward Battle; Centenaries; Millenaries; Battalia
Category: Military - General
Added: 05.01.05
Source information: Wise, Terrence. Medieval Warfare. New York: Hastings House Publishers, Inc., 1976. 26.

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