What are some historical examples where one side's leader killed the other side's leader in personal combat on the fields of battle?
One king killing another, one general killing another, etc?
>>1333248
I know Crassus' grandson killed some German warleader, and that two Thailanders had an elephant duel
>>1333248
Not very well known but this one is pretty funny
>Peter's ally and brother-in-law, Count Raymond, advised a defensive posture in order to weaken the advancing enemy with bowshot and javelins. Peter rejected this suggestion as unknightly and dishonorable.
>King Peter rode to the front line, forsaking his royal armour for the plain armour of a common soldier. His army was disorderly and confused. When Montfort's first squadron charged the field, the Aragonese cavalry was crushed and Peter himself was unhorsed.
>He cried out, "I am the king!" but was killed regardless. With the realization that their king had been killed, the Aragonese forces broke in panic and fled, pursued by Montfort's Crusaders.
>>1333293
Sounds like the king was killed by some common soldiers, not the enemy leader.
>>1333248
Albert Mayer and Jules-Andre Peugeot killed each others at the battle of Joncherey
Not sure if that counts as personal combat though
Eteocles and his brother Polynices killed each other in the battle over the rule of Thebes
Is it true that William killed Harold himself at Hastings?
King Naresuan of Ayutthaya is famous for killing the Burmese king in a one-on-one elephant battle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresuan#The_elephant_battle
>>1333407
Probably not.
I've never actually heard that, just that Harold got shot
Alexander charged Darius twice.
He fled both times.
>>1333418
what's with the celery sticks
>>1333444
It's a psychological thing
>>1333444
How else do you distract a hungry elephant?
Richard III was killed in the battle against Henry Tudor.
I mean, he probably wasn't actually killed by him, but whatever.
I'm pretty sure Hannibal was said to have personally killed a consul
>>1333436
I think Harold the Saxon was executed later, but gunpowder wasn't really available in 1016 (I think)
The Roman award of spolia opima was for such an achievement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolia_opima
I always make sure I directly pit my generals against the enemy general when I play Total War. It's so satisfying when the tide of the battle is turned directly from the triumph of my general's victory over his rival.
>>1333444
>implying its not a good weapon
Japanese celery are fold over a thousand times.
>>1333462
I meant with an arrow
There was an epic battle somewhere in early modern Southeast Asia between two powerful kingdoms
It was pretty badass with samurai, european musketeers, Muslim adventurers, Kshatriyas, Filipinos, etc all fighting as mercenary support
The Prince of the victorious kingdom personally killed the king of the opposition in single combat
>>1333492
And this battle was?
>>1333495
No clue what it was called
Read about it skimming a history book in uni
>>1333498
Isnt there this tony jaa movie about it?
>>1333459
Henry didn't finish Richard, but for a few brief moments when their staff met they exchanged blows, pretty intense considering it would have been the first and only time they came face to face, before being pulled apart and Richard getting done in by that welsh halberd.
>>1333418
What's funny is those Elephants are probably thinking "Wtf is wrong with humanity?!"
Battle of Hingakaka. Largest battle on New Zealand soil. 3000 beat 10000. Te Rauangaanga killed the opposing chief Pikauterangi.
>>1333248
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mubarizun
dunno if this is what you wanted but the early muslim armies had an unit specially trained to do just that. it worked well against the persians but not so much with byzantines
>>1334029
I'm pretty sure elephants are violent, territorial animals and would have easily understood the conflict their human masters were engaged in, and would have even been fervently battle hungry for their masters. They were probably well trained war elephants that had seen many such battles.
Don't project your weird conceptions of peaceful nature upon animals when reality doesn't actually adhere to this conception. It's kind of pathetic.
>>1333297
Bohun was just a regular knight, he didn't command any troops.
>>1333297
>Film about William Wallace
>No film about Robert Bruce who singlehandedly won the war
>>1334029
Are you kidding? If I was viewing that fight even as the elephant I'd be thinking "holy shit this is awesome"
>>1333518
It WAS the Elephant battle.
Burma was militarily the stronkest SEAsian civilization ever, but Thailand was economically important. So when the Thai King called for helped, Portugal hired out their gunners, Assorted Malays bunked in, Spain sent their pet Filipino musketeers & assorted warriors, Hideyoshi's Japan sent Samurai, and Chinese mercenaries sniffed around for a buck.
Only 3 roman generals managed to do so i think
>>1333248
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Byeokjegwan
In one part of a battle, the Chinese were trapped on a hill, forcing its generals to dismount and fight on foot, and Japanese generals & high ranking Samurai spearheaded a charge uphill, to shitty results for both sides. Basically it was command staff versus command staff though both side's commanders lived to fight another day.
>>1333462
No sauce but im pretty sure Harold caught a arrow. I remember hearing a story about how his hauskarls form up around his corpes and protected it until their own death
>>1333283
They sure did
>>1334074
It'd make a good movie, no? Use the style of cinema they used in "The Raid" and "Ong Bak"... I'd watch it
>>1334114
There already is a movie.
It is absolutely corny,
>>1334036
>Te Wherowhero killed 150 prisoners with his favourite greenstone mere, only stopping when his arm swelled up from overuse.
Dayum
Serbian warrior Milos Obilic personally killed the Turkish Sultan Murat in the battle of Kosovo in 1389,with a knife he hid in his boot when faking surrender.
There's a folk poem in which Milos swears he will kill the Sultan,but good luck finding the English translation.
>>1334050
Because that shitpushing Ryker look-alike betrayed Mel Gibson and is cursed in the eyes of history.
>>1333293
How the fuck did de Montfort ever pulled off what he did.
The guy didn't even have stable army to fight with.
>>1334029
Animals don't think in terms of concepts such as humanity. They aren't even capable of speech for christ sake. Those elephants were probably thinking "Holy shit i'm fucking scared and angry better fuck up some of these weird clothed stick-swinging ape creatures"
>>1334114
That's a pretty small stand.
Hector and Patroclus
Hector and Achilles
>>1333248
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valverde_(1385)
Shakespearean tier shit
>>1333444
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-25VXew-OV8
>>1333336
He was, the dude who continues to post this is a frenchboo with no knowledge of aragonese history.
>>1333462
Jesus fucking Christ I hope you are kidding
The sad thing is, no one else called you out on it
Is this really the quality of discussion on this board? Should I just disregard everything here?
>>1336392
Metal as fuck. Some lotr shit
>>1336392
>3000 vs 20,000
>3000 win
My god. Didn't think that was possible outside of Fantasy, let alone during a medieval pitched battle.
>>1337253
>impliying medieval numbers of the losers weren't always inflated
>>1337275
Even if it were 3000 against 6-9000 that is still a remarkable feat.
>>1337275
Medieval battle were often one sided due to the fact that most of the soldiers were peasant levies with a minimal amount of training if any at all. Morale in these types of armies were notoriously low and anything could cause a rout. Once the losing side loses all discipline it was easy for the opposing side to simply ride the enemy down
