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How many cavalrymen did Cortes have at his disposal at the Battle of Otumba?

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Are there accounts of the prowess of Aztec warriors against Spanish soldiers?

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How come during the Ancient and Classical eras, there were so many Greeks (Galen, Archimedes, Socrates, etc) that were able to make great strides in the fields of Science and why do we not see that same talent in Greece today?

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When did butter in the United States go from being a somewhat luxurious item to a cheap commodity?

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In movies like Braveheart, 300, or Gladiator, would the soldiers those time periods actually break off into chaotic clumps and engage in a disorganized cinematic melee?

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Were Roman legionaries of later centuries ever thankful of advancements within the Roman army?

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How did Napoleon win The Battle of The pyramids, if muskets of the time were so allegedly inaccurate while he faced a tenacious melee-oriented foe in the form of the Mameluke horsemen ?

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Would the average Napoleonic soldier have a sense of scale of just how massive the battles he was participating in were?

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Why were Aztec shields so small when compared to those found in other melee infantry focused forces(Greek hoplites, Norman men at arms) who were known to carry far larger shields ?

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Are there any recorded instances of soldiers at the front line of a melee battle accidentally hitting their comrades behind them?

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How many cavalrymen did Cortes have at his disposal at the Battle of Otumba?	16
Are there accounts of the prowess of Aztec warriors against Spanish soldiers?	14
How come during the Ancient and Classical eras, there were so many Greeks (Galen, Archimedes, Socrates, etc) that were able to make great strides in the fields of Science and why do we not see that same talent in Greece today?	10
When did butter in the United States go from being a somewhat luxurious item to a cheap commodity?	9
In movies like Braveheart, 300, or Gladiator, would the soldiers those time periods actually break off into chaotic clumps and engage in a disorganized cinematic melee?	8
Were Roman legionaries of later centuries ever thankful of advancements within the Roman army?	7
How did Napoleon win The Battle of The pyramids, if muskets of the time were so allegedly inaccurate while he faced a tenacious melee-oriented foe in the form of the Mameluke horsemen ?	6
Would the average Napoleonic soldier have a sense of scale of just how massive the battles he was participating in were?	6
Why were Aztec shields so small when compared to those found in other melee infantry focused forces(Greek hoplites, Norman men at arms) who were known to carry far larger shields ?	6
Are there any recorded instances of soldiers at the front line of a melee battle accidentally hitting their comrades behind them?	6