About how many soldiers made up the garrison of an average English or French castle during the period from 1300-1500? Also, what kind of soldiers made up the garrison (knights, archers, foot soldiers, etc...)
2007-03-05 16:39:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the castles were designed to be held by as little men as possible. around 30 men i believe(during the crusades era). I was shocked to learn this as well. there would be a mix of people who were garrisoned there.
2007-03-05 16:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The typical English Garrison, was roughly 800 men. This was usually composed of 1 knight, 50-100 archers, 400-500 armored foot soldiers, 25-50 catapult men and 50-100 long lance bearers.
The typical French garrison consisted of 1 knight, 50 archers, 50 foot soliders, 300-400 gourmet chefs and 100-200 English girls. That caused the English to say, "The French cannot be trusted!"
2007-03-05 16:56:30 · answer #2 · answered by Fester 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are being to vague. The size of the garrison reflected upon the time and where the fighting may occur
Some would be manned to the max others not
2007-03-05 18:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋