(मध्यमवयीन,

pavises's Usage Examples:

were professional soldiers and in battle were protected from missiles by pavises – very large shields with their own bearers, behind each of which three.

During siege actions, Chinese deployed rattan shields and iron pavises (large shields), reputed to be musket-proof.

were forced to retreat at Crécy when deployed without their protecting pavises.

example, in the prelude to the Battle of Mohi, crossbowmen protected by pavises sniped at the Mongol light cavalry, resulting in a tactical defeat of this.

of shields (wooden, round or oval, through light bucklers, up to heavy pavises), quilted jackets and gambesons or brigandines.

of the French advance to Crécy had meant that the wagons containing the pavises and extra ammunition had been left behind and the crossbowmen found themselves.

set up several fixed defences, including cannon and obstacles such as caltrops and pavises studded with spikes.

were featured on the front of pavises.

The crossbowmen were also without their protective pavises, which were still with the French baggage.

archers, they were often deployed behind men with large shields, called pavises.

Most pavises were covered in a coarse, carpet-base-like.

Ashigaru using tanegashima from behind wooden pavises.

several fixed defences, including cannon and obstacles such as caltrops and pavises studded with spikes.

Synonyms:

buckler, pavise, shield,

Antonyms:

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