Once again Zurlauben's Gens d ' Armes charged, looking to rout Lumley's English cavalry who linked Cutts ' column facing Blenheim with Churchill's infantry.

Orkney's infantry, Hamilton's English brigade and St Paul's Hanoverians moved across the trampled wheat to the cottages.

As the English battalions descended the gentle slope of the Petite Gheete valley, struggling through the boggy stream, they were met by Major General de la Guiche ’ s disciplined Walloon infantry sent forward from around Offus.

In Ramillies the Allied infantry, now reinforced by the English troops brought down from the north, at last broke through.

Orkney now sent his English troops back across the Petite Gheete stream to once again storm Offus where de la Guiche ’ s infantry had begun to drift away in the confusion.

This was a formidable fighting force, and the English archers were running very low on arrows ; the archers joined the infantry in the fight and some of both groups mounted horses to form an improvised cavalry.

* The right flank, under the command of Renaud de Dammartin, also includes the Brabant infantry and English knights-under the command of Count William of Salisbury Longespée.

Although the use of the term infantry in English dates from the 15th century ( from French Infanterie, itself from the Italian Infanteria ), the foot troops of the previous eras in history who fought with a variety of weapons before the introduction of the firearms are also referred to as infantry.

Recognising the need for an even larger craft capable of landing both tanks and infantry onto a hostile shore, the Navy began development of the 220-ton Marinefährprahm ( MFP ) but these too were unavailable in time for a landing on English soil in 1940, the first of them not being commissioned until April 1941.

Napoleon then sends a diversionary infantry attack against Wellington's right flank — the Chateau of Hougoumont — with the view to stretch the Allied line and to " see the quality of this English aristocrat ".

The English army consisted entirely of infantry.

Apart from the missile troops, the Norman infantry were probably protected by mail armour and armed with spear, sword and shield, like their English counterparts.

William relied on basic tactics with archers in the front rank weakening the enemy with arrows, followed by infantry which would engage in close combat, culminating in a cavalry charge that would break through the English forces.

Believing the English to have been softened up, William ordered his infantry to attack.

The infantry charge reached the English lines, where ferocious hand-to-hand fighting took place.

The Norman bowmen, cavalry and infantry cooperated to deny the English the initiative and gave the homogeneous English army few tactical options except defence.

The Norman light infantry is sent in while the English are forming their shield wall ( to no avail ) and then the main force was sent in ( no distinction being made between infantry and cavalry ).

The Scots waited as the English knights and infantry made their slow progress across the bridge on the morning of 11 September.

" When the vanguard, comprising 5, 400 English and Welsh infantry plus several hundred cavalry, had crossed the Bridge, the attack was ordered.

The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a shattering defeat for the English: it showed that under certain circumstances infantry could be superior to cavalry.

Contemporary English chronicler Walter of Guisborough recorded the English losses in the battle as 100 cavalry and 5, 000 infantry killed.

In English heraldry the crescent, mullet, martlet, annulet, fleur-de-lis, and rose may be added to a shield to distinguish cadet branches of a family from the senior line.

In the same period, while expenditure in English universities rose by 90 per cent, in Scotland the increase was less than a third of that figure.

* John Ford ( bishop ) ( born 1952 ), English curate, chaplain and diocesan missioner who rose through Church of England hierarchy to become Bishop of Plymouth in 2006

John Ono Lennon, MBE, born John Winston Lennon ( 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980 ) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member

During the 1940s, English knitting rose in popularity while Continental knitting fell.

Rose Creams ( rose flavoured fondant covered in chocolate, often topped with a crystallised rose petal ) are a traditional English confectionery widely available from numerous producers in the UK.

Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s ( First Wave ), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s ( Second Wave ) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s ( Third Wave ) and rose to popularity in the US in the 1990s.

As her husband rose to become Generalissimo and leader of the Kuomintang, Madame Chiang acted as his English translator, secretary and advisor.

Warren Mitchell ( born Warren Misell ; 14 January 1926 ) is an English actor who rose to initial prominence in the role of bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in the BBC television sitcom Till Death Us Do Part ( 1965 – 75 ), and its sequels Till Death ... ( ATV, 1981 ) and In Sickness and in Health ( BBC, 1985 – 92 ), all of which were written by Johnny Speight.

It is estimated that immediately before the 1832 Reform Act, 400, 000 English subjects were entitled to vote, and that after passage, the number rose to 650, 000, an increase of more than 60 %.

Demand for English goods rose in South America, offsetting losses suffered as a result of Non-Importation Acts.

As enthusiasm for war rose among the English populace, privateers began to attack Dutch ships, capturing about two hundred of them.

Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English band Black Sabbath, whose dark and hard sound helped spawn the heavy metal genre.

Maybach rose to become technical director of the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, or DMG, ( and never known by the English name of the quite separate English business, The Daimler Motor Company ) but he did not get on well with its chairmen.

He rose through the sailing ranks from a poor cabin boy to a wealthy English privateer and eventually one of the Masters of the Royal Navy.

Founded in 1706, Chestertown rose in stature when it was named one of the English colony of Maryland's six Royal Ports of Entry.

The fifteenth volume of the English release rose to the 15th position on the USA Today Top 150 Bestselling Books, which is the highest position ever achieved by a volume of manga in the United States.

Impressive remains can still be seen, in the care of English Heritage, including the lower half of a huge rose window.

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe ( born 23 July 1989 ) is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the title character in the Harry Potter film series.

The Spencers started out as sheep farmers in pre-Tudor times but rose to opulent prominence during the 16th century where it was said that Lord Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, was reputed to be the richest man in England upon the ascension of King James I to the English throne.

Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s ( First Wave ), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s ( Second Wave ) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s ( Third Wave ) and rose to popularity in the US in the 1990s.

When the last Ice Age ended, sea levels rose and the English Channel formed, cutting into the chalk to form the dramatic cliffs along the Sussex coast.