By Lois McMaster Bujold
If his enemies may simply depart him on my own, Miles Vorkosigan (alias Admiral Naismith) made up our minds bitterly, the Dendarii unfastened Mercenary Fleet could cave in all by itself. yet his enemies have been plotting a extra lethal fall.
For a few unexplained cause the Dendarii payroll is lacking and the orders from the Barrayaran Imperial Command are being behind schedule via Miles’s greater, Captain Galeni. What connects the impeccable unbearable Captain Galeni and the Komarran insurgent expatriates in the world besides? however the most threatening query of all ahead of Miles is extra own: are Miles’s identities, Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii and Lieutenant Lord Vorkosigan of Barrayar, splitting aside alongside the traces of his divided loyalties? And who's attempting to assassinate which model of him?
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To add to the import of this he records a number of miracles that occurred later. For Bede, Heavenfield was much more than ‘Popular Northern Leader Defeats Welsh Upstart’. It represented a famous victory for a Christian king against the pagan. The remnants of the Welsh army took flight down Dere Street and were pursued by the Northumbrians. At Deniseburn ( almost certainly the Rowley Burn ) Cadwallon was caught and killed. It was the last major battle fought between Angles and Britons. The victory reunited and Christianised the whole of Northumberland.
It was then that the English bowmen did their best work. Many of the clansmen were struck down. Nevertheless it is surprising that King James decided to abandon his near impregnable position on the hill. He certainly threw away what advantage remained by descending to accept hand-to- hand fighting. In mitigation for what turned out to be a military decision almost as foolhardy as that taken by Custer at Little Big Horn, there may be mitigating circumstances. He may not have known that the English flank had been turned.
They had endured weeks of marching in wet conditions so they were well practised in coping : many of them fought in stockinged feet to counteract the slippery conditions. The big breakthrough however came from the English left wing which had held off an attack from Highlanders lead by Lennox and Carlisle. It was then that the English bowmen did their best work. Many of the clansmen were struck down. Nevertheless it is surprising that King James decided to abandon his near impregnable position on the hill.