In the ancestor of Olympic target archery, bowmen aimed at targets mounted on earthen butts at ranges of 100 to 140 yards. |
Foot and archers on their left kept the Turkish mounted bowmen out of range of the cavalry and guarded the baggage on the seaward right. |
Dod is reputed to have had archery in his blood, one of his ancestors having commanded the English bowmen at Agincourt. |
Hamlet was given a couple of warriors, spearmen and bowmen to counter this latest example of English aggression. |
The Magyars were bowmen and light cavalry experts from the Asian steppes, and their horses were mostly the Turkmen type. |
The English army was composed largely of bowmen, whereas the French used virtually none. |