Help with an outline for college presentation

[Howzer]

If anyone's willing, I have an outline here for a presentation I am giving tomorrow morning for my college class on ancient and medieval history, and I would appreciate it if anyone can check for bad information or missing information(be aware i only have 1 hour to speak). I'm going to be presenting on medieval arms, armour, chivalry/knighthood, and warfare.
Well, here it is:

Intro
Introduction of the stirrup(+horse breeding and better steel/iron work)
Allowed use of weapons while mounted.
Heavy-armoured cavalry dominated infantry.
Decline from large armies to elite bands of mounted fighters
Very expensive, required skill -> Full-time.
Seperated nobles from commoners in war.
Peasant revolts common, very little success.
Strategy & Tactics
Deployed intro 3 sections called "battles" or "battalions".
Vanguard/vaward = archers and infantry.
Centre/main battle = infantry and armoured cavalry(knights).
Reargaurd/rearward = faster cavalry.

March order: Vanguard, Centre, Rearguard.
Battle order: Vanguard right, centre middle, rearguard left.
Later on armies deployed as they arrived
Linear Formation
Men spread out in a line.
Large coverage, good for ranged weapons.
Easily Scattered.
Block Formation
Small coverage.
More stability.
Shieldwall
Very old, but very effective.
Shoulder to shoulder/tight formation.
Could hold for hours.
Little training and coordination.
Communication was limited on the battlefield
musical instruments(drums, horns...)
shouts
messengers
visual signs(banners, flags, standards...)
Many battles resulted in large melee's.
Vanguard weakened enemies frontline and created gaps.
Archers would fire & return fire, javelins, etc.
Centre of infantry and cavalry would charge.
Retreats would cause the most casualties.
Very low defensive abilities while in retreat.
Reargaurd's fast cavalry would sweep up the routers.
Raiding was an easy and effective way of gaining wealth.
Speed and mobility.
Vikings used advanced ship technology of longboats.
Arabs used light cavalry for quick attacks.
Mongols used horse archers.
Fortifications came about as a defense against raiders.
Raiding groups were generally small and did not have sufficient force to siege.
Castles would be a main defense point.
Cavalry were useless against castles.
Murder holes, boiling oil, hot lead.
Arrow slit, portcullis, drawbridge, moat.
City walls surrounded virtually all large cities.
Tunnel systems to ensure supply of water & supplies in sieges.
Siege warfare was very costly and took a long time.
Many of the battles were sieges.
Requires alot of money, men and supplies.
Starve out the enemy by cutting off supplies.
Need enough supplies for your own army.
If you could not starve out your enemy you would breach the walls.
Once the walls or gate was breached you would charge in.
Siege Engines were used to break through fortifications.
Siege weapons would be built on the spot by engineers.
Battering rams were used on gates.
Catapults and trebuchets were used on walls.
Disease warfare; dead bodies, cows, severed limbs and heads.
Ballista and onagers used on infantry.
Sappers dug tunnels beneath walls to destroy structural foundation.
Knights were originally armoured warriors on horseback.
Eventually limited to nobles due to the cost of armor and became a formal title.
Nobles were generally the only ones to be trained as knights.
Commoners that proved worthy in battle could be knighted.
Others that a knight picks might be trained.
Knights were trained from a young age to be warriors.
Began around 8 years old, entered service to a Knight as a Page.
Practice and learn Chivalry, Fighting, etc.
When he was old enough or skilled enough he became a squire.
Squires would serve the knight in battle.
When the knight felt that the squire was ready, he was knighted.
Usually held on religious holidays
Fasting and prayer the knight before.
Ceremony & games - show of skill and strength.
Feast.
Knights would supply their squire with equipment and horse.
Also, field knightings could be held after or even during combat.
Very few women were knighted, although it was not totally out of the question,
especially in earlier years.
Expected to follow code of Chivalry. (They're really more like guidelines...)
Brave in battle, Loyal to his king and God, willing to Sacrifice himself,
Merciful, Humble, and Courteous to his fellow countrymen,
and Gracious and Gentle towards Ladies.
Knights were respectful to other knights.
Knights would not fight another knight if they had an unfair advantage over him.
I.e. No sword/shield. Would supply him with one if necessary.
Knights were rarely killed in battle because of ransom.
Some could make a living off of capturing and ransoming knights in battle.

Knights were the only men allowed to carry a sword.
Knights typically used a sword and shield and a lance(cavalry spear).
Knights used other weapons to their preference.
Knights also had the better armor as the could afford it.

End of knights: Gunpowder.
Infantry
Mainly spearmen and archers.
Provided bulk of an army.
Sometimes trained, sometimes common peasants.
Equipment varied.
Later on proffesional standing armies were formed.
Mercenaries were often used also.

Infantry used almost anything.
Tools: Axes, Hunting Bows, Work hammers, Large knives etc.
Weapons: Battle Axes, maces, war hammers, spears, longbows, crossbows, etc.
Armor: Cheaper armors, simply padding, leather, light mail.
Recruiting
Feudal system required Nobles to provide military service to their lord
Follows chain of command. King->Lord->Lesser Lord->Knight.
Profit and land were also aspects of military aide.
Supplying an Army
Plundering was the easiest way to supply and army. (Living off the land)
Often times the objective of a campaign.
As an insult or gain by plundering wealth and stores.
The army would take from the local population and forage for food.
Could not support a very large army this way.
Not very popular if conquering lands.
Affected the times for war, spring to autumn.
Also men were available at this time because planting was finished
and it was not yet harvest time.
Supply chains were slow, costly, and risky. Called a Baggage Train.
Supplies were very vulnerable to enemy attack.
Also slowed the army by waiting for supplies.
Best method of supply lines is by shipping on water.
Faster and safer.
Famine and diseas was the cause of destruction for many armies.
Also campaigns would leave a trail of famine and disease.
Lack of food after being plundered.
Naval Warfare
Mediterranean naval combat resembled ancient naval warfare.
Galleys rowed by slaves rammed eachother.
Marines would board and fight on the decks.
Northern climate made this impossible.
War ships were large sail powered ships.
Ships resembled floating fortresses with large towers on the bow and stern.
Forecastle and aftcastle.
Ships were unstable.
Ramming was impossible. Pull alongside and board, or ranged battles.

Battles to talk about
The Battle of Châlons (451)
The Battle of Tours (732)
The Battle of Brunanburh (937)
The Battle of Maldon (c. 991)
The Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066)
The Battle of Hastings (1066)
The Battle of Manzikert (1071)
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
The Battle of Bannockburn (1314)
The Battle of Crecy (1346)
The Battle of Poitiers (1356)
The Battle of Grunwald/Tannenberg (1410)
The Battle of Agincourt (1415)
The Battle of Towton (1461)
The Battle of Bosworth Field (1485)

Battle of Hastings, October 14th 1066
Death of Edward the Confessor - 3 claims to throne.
Harald Hardraada - King of Norway(Viking)
Harold Godwinson - Leading noble in England
William of Normandy - Duke of Normandy
Stamford Bridge, Harold defeats Hardraada losing some of his best men.
William lands on the other end of England and Harold marches in double time.
William ("The Conqueror") of Normandy vs. Harold II of England on Senlac Hill.
Infantry, Archers, Cavalry vs. Huscarls Infantry and Fyrdmen.
Trees and forest to either side of the hill. Depressions and marshy ground outside.
William's archers barrage the Saxons but no effect vs shieldwall.
William advances infantry, with a return of javelins and rocks from Saxons.
Cavalry ordered to attack, little effect.
William is believed dead, removes helm and re-assures men.
Left flank falters and retreats. Saxons on left break ranks and pursue.
Norman cavalry wipes out pursuing saxons.
Both armies stop, regroup, rearm, and get food and drink.
Cavalry lead up the hill and fight, then retreat. Saxons pursue, many are killed.
Harold still holds a strong position.
William's archers move far up the hill to collect arrows behind norman lines.
Archers fire into rear of Saxon lines, wounding Harold in the eye.
Rumors of Harolds death hit saxon lines, which break.
Normans surround Huscarls, the kings body guard, who fight valiantly.
Finally huscarl line is broken, norman knight finishes Harold, cutting off his leg.
William is infuriated, strips knighthood and kicks man out.
Normans finish mopping up remaining saxons.
First Crusade
Byzantine emperor Alexius I called for help against Seljuk Turks.
1095 Pope Urban II calls Christians to war against Turks
Service would grant full penance.
Summer 1096
Peter the Hermit and the Peoples Crusade.
100,000 unskilled fighters march to Constantinople.
Turks massacre them. Peter joins main crusading army.
German Crusader army of 10,000 set off, slaughtering Jews on the way.
Princes Crusade led by Adhemar of Le Puy and Raymond IV of Toulouse,
Bohemund of Taranto and nephew Tancred, Godfred of Bouillon, Eustace and
Baldwin of Boulogne, Robert II of Flanders, Robert of Normandy,
Stephen, Count of Blois, and Hugh of Vermandois
Leave around August 15, 1096.
Arrived in Constantinople with little food and supplies and expect help
From Alexius. In return food, leaders swear fealty to him.
Byzantine army joins crusaders.
Nicaea. Lengthy siege, Alexius negotiates surrender(June 19, 1097) fearing
Crusaders would destroy the city. Only allows crusaders entrance in
small escorted groups.
Dorylaem. July 1, 1097 Bohemund and Godfrey are surrounded. Adhemar arrives
just in time.
March to Antioch unnopposed except for a battle in September.
Middle of summer, little food and water.
Many men and horses die. Loot and pillage supplies.
Baldwin goes to Armenia. Later adopted as heir to king.
County of Edessa. First Crusader State.
Siege of Antioch, october 1097. Lasts nealy 8 months.
So large that crusaders could not full surround it. Stayed partially supplied.
May 1098 Kerbogha of Mosul approaches Antioch to relieve the siege.
Bohemund bribes watchmen to open the gates. Crusaders enter and kill most of
the inhabitants. June.
7 days later muslims arrive and lay siege.
June 28 crusaders defeat Kerbogha.
Bohemund claims Alexus deserted crusaders, all oaths invalid.
He lays claim to Antioch. Crusaders dispute for the rest of the year.
Each faction seems to see themselves as their own nation. Personal ambition also.
Plague kills many, including Adhemar. Few horses and peasants refuse food.
1099 march resumes leaving Bohemund behind as 1st Prince of Antioch.
May 7 crusaders reach Jerusalem with little resistance on the march.
City had recently been captured by Fatamids from Seljuks.
Many crusaders wept upon seeing the city.
Lengthy siege with low supplies. Of 7,000 knights, only 1,500 remained.
Seeming impossisble, Priest Peter Desiderius has a vision, telling that they
must fast and march barefoot around the city. 9 days later it will fall.
July 8, 1099 crusaders march. Siege engines built. July 15 crusaders breach walls.
Crusaders kill almost every inhabitant of the city. Muslims, Jews, Christians.
"Blood up to their ankles flowing in the streets."
Godfrey made Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri(Protector of the Holy Sepulchre)
refused to be king of the city where Christ had died.
He leads an army to defeat Fatimids at Battle of Ascalon
Godfrey died July 1100, his brother, Baldwin of Edessa, made "King of Jerusalem."
Crusader's vow completed. Knights Hospitaller and Knights Templar formed.
Only crused to complete vow.
Battle of Agincourt, October 25, 1415 (St. Crispin's Day)
Heavily outnumbered English King Henry V vs French Charles VI of France.
English Army: 1,000 men at arms, 6000 longbowmen, few thousand footman.
French Army: Approx 4 times as english. Men at Arms, Knights, Crossbowmen.
Henry gives a rallying speech before the battle.
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother..." From Shakespeare's Henry V
Woods of Agincourt and Tramecourt to either side.
English lined up and southern end, men at arms and footmen arranged
into 3 battles with archers formed in wedges inrfont and on the flanks.
French lined up at northern end in large blocks. Front line of men at arms,
line of crossbowmen, another line of men at arms, and then the cavalry
formed in an envelopment.
Artillery was not able to participate due to mud.
For 3 hours there was no fighting, Henry decides to advance.
Archers line up and set palings(spikes to war off cavalry).
French knights charge, driven back in confusion.
French men at arms advance slowly and with difficulty through mud.
Engage english men at arms and begin to push them back.
Archers join in and slaughter french by greater mobility.
Second french line moves in, same effect.
Ysambart D'Agincourt takes Henry's supplies.
Henry slaughters captured french, thinking his rear is being attacked.
Risk of french captives re-arming with weapons on the field.
Nobles refuse to kill the knights, so the lower class does.
Next morning Henry returns to finish off any french remaining.
English casualties supposedly 13 men at arms and 100 footmen.
The French lost 5000 of noble birth, including the constable(leader of the army)
3 dukes, 5 counts, and 90 barons.
1000 taken prisoner.
Many french deaths from suffocating in mud and being trampled by own men.
Archers may have caused more horse casualties than man, but the french
thrown from their horses probably died in the mud.
Archers may have done more damage in the melee due to mobility and speed
against the heavily armoured french force.

[Oswyn_de_Wulferton]

You forgot to mention the most important thing!

First you Pillage, then you burn (and leave)! (yes I stole that from someone's sig line)

[Howzer]

I believe it's "Rape, Pillage, and THEN Burn. And for Thor's sake let's get the order right THIS TIME!"

[Magmaforge]

Pretty comprehensive. My one comment would be that it seems to imply that the employment of the stirrup allowed the use of weapons on horseback, therefore without a stirrup weapons cannot be used while on horseback. This is not true.

-Mag

[J. Morgan Kuberry]

It seems very comprehensive but I'd agree on the stirrup thing not being what people make it out to be. Also, gunpowder was not, in my opinion, the end of knights. it was the end of a lot of armor forms, but thats not the same thing. A close combat oriented cavalry dominated by land owning nobility (sometimes even wearing armor!) continues to be a staple of European military until the 19th century, possibly even early 20th. The nature of it changed visually, but what else would you call that? Now the MACHINE GUN or the BREACH LOADING RIFLE or the TANK might be the end of those hitty cavalry types. Now this major visual shift STARTS to occur about the same time that capitalist trade changes the economy away from traditional fuedalism, but think about it, gunpowder existed alongside knights for QUITE awhile. I could be wrong, but thats how I see it.

[Howzer]

Thanks for the input, although I have to say it's a little late. I just gave the presentation/lecture today at 11:45.
And these we just my notes, not exactly what I said. For instance I said that the stirrup allowed "heavy cavalry" because it gave the rider more control when using a weapon.
And the gundpowder point is just something stupid that I've been taught, although gunpowder did pretty much end the "traditional" image of a knight.
I also used my highschool teacher/medieval lecture group organizer's small armour and weapons collection.
The teacher and the class said I did a great job, and covered alot, although I think I jumped around a bit too much with my information and got sidetracked often because I was nervous; everyone in the class was older than me and it felt awkward teaching them(I graduated highschool at semester and began classes at community college).
Anyways, it went well.

[Hew]

(be aware i only have 1 hour to speak)

Say what?:shock:

I should think you could have taken any ten (or fewer) lines and filled the hour, easily.
It took me almost that long just to read the outline.