The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . ly morning till sunset, the invadersproved successful, and the EngUsh crownbecame the conquerors reward. Fifteenthousand Normans were slain in this EngUsh loss was somewhat greater, be-side the death of the king and his twobrothers. The day after the battle, the deadbody of Harold was brought to William andgenerously restored, without ransom, to hismother. The Norman army left not thefield of battle without giving thanks toheaven, in the most solemn manner,


The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . ly morning till sunset, the invadersproved successful, and the EngUsh crownbecame the conquerors reward. Fifteenthousand Normans were slain in this EngUsh loss was somewhat greater, be-side the death of the king and his twobrothers. The day after the battle, the deadbody of Harold was brought to William andgenerously restored, without ransom, to hismother. The Norman army left not thefield of battle without giving thanks toheaven, in the most solemn manner, for theirvictory: William, having refreshed liis troops,prepared to push to the utmost his advantageagainst the divided, dismayed, and discomfit-ed English. The battle of Hastings was foughton the 14th day of October, lOGG, and endedthe Saxon monarchy in England, which hadcontinued for more than 600 years. England,by this defeat of Harold, became subject tothe Norman yoke; and after his victory, alist was taken of WilUams chiefs, amountingto 629, and called the Battel Roll; andamong these cMefs the lands and distinctions. HA^V—nEILSBERG. 273 of the followers of the defeated Harold weredistributed. HAW, 1781.—This battle was foughtbetween the American patriots, under Colo-nel Lee, and the royaUsts, under ColonelPyle, on the 25th of February, 1781, nearthe river Haw, in North Carolina, two mileseast of the AUamance, in Orange county, andresulted in the total defeat of the battle was of brief duration. Ninetyloyahsts were slain, and their commanderseverely wounded. The Americans did notlose a single man. HEIDELBERG, 1622.—Heidelberg,a city of west Germany, has suffered severe-ly from hostile assaults. In 1G22, it wasbombarded for a month, by the troops of themonster Tilly, who took it finally by storm,and gave his ferocious soldiers a three-dayslicense to pillage and destroy. The mostabominable atrocities were committed. In1G88, the city was besieged


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