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Show i The Crotsbow, As n weapon of war the crossbow lasted on lu Europe nil through tho middle nges Even so late ns the Napoleonic Na-poleonic Invasion of Ilussln It was In uso by tho Cossacks, Tho crossbow was n most formidable Instrument of destruction, comparing most favorably with tho old fashioned miisV-et. It was with tho bof that the English won their celebrated victory over tho French In the Hundred Tcnrs' wor. Its timber shafts often pierced the armor ar-mor ot tho "mailed chivalry" and mndo tho British yeoman mora than a match for tho French knlgbt. |