-
weapons after the
distance was
closed or
after one or both
parties had been
unhorsed.
Tournaments in the High
Medieval period were much
rougher and less "gentlemanly"...
- with such
force that her
fingers bled.
Later that month, the King was
unhorsed in a
tournament and
knocked unconscious for two hours, a
worrying incident...
- upon them in a
surprise attack. The king
unhorsed the Earl of
Pembroke in the
first onslaught but was
unhorsed himself and
nearly captured by Sir Philip...
-
sallied from the
castle and took the
besiegers by surprise.
William was
unhorsed by
Robert and was only
saved from
death by an Englishman, Toki son of Wigod...
- note that King
Richard fought bravely and ably
during this manoeuvre,
unhorsing Sir John Cheyne, a well-known
jousting champion,
killing Henry's standard...
-
desperate situation,
driven by
knightly honour. Finally, the
wounded and
unhorsed Count of
Flanders was
captured by two
French knights,
triggering the collapse...
-
armies clashed at what
became known as the
Battle of Bouvines.
Philip was
unhorsed by the
Flemish pikemen in the heat of battle, and were it not for his mail...
-
Aurangzeb rode
against the
elephant and
threw his
spear at its head. He was
unhorsed but
escaped death. For his courage, Aurangzeb's
father conferred on him...
-
lances in an
effort to
break their lance on the opponent's head or body or
unhorse them completely. The
loser in
these tournaments had to turn his armour...
-
Lakshmibai put on a sowar's
uniform and
attacked one of the hussars; she was
unhorsed and also wounded,
probably by his sabre.
Shortly afterwards, as she sat...
