Friday 15 March 2013

TOP 5 LEGENDARY SWORDS

  There are five swords which were used in battle in ancient time in the war. They are as following:-

1. TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA'S SWORD:
                                                                     General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the commander of the Japanese Army, launched an attack with the 'Samurai sword' against the combined British, Australian and Indian forces whose strength was 130,000 in 1941. He succeed in conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore with this sword.

2. EL CID'S SWORD:


                                    Tizona is the ancient sword used by EL CID, a castilian military ruler. He used the sword t fight the Moors in Spain in 1081 AD. Today, the Tizona Del Cid is one of Spain's most cherished and important relics, and can be found at the Museo de Burgos in Burgos, Spain.






3. NAPOLEON'S SWORD:
                                             A gold-encrusted sword belonging to Nepoleon, which he carried into the battle of Marengo in June 1800, was auctioned in France for more than $6.4 million. After the battle, Napoleon gave the sword to his brother as a wedding present.









4. WILLIAM WALLACE SWORD:

           He was a Scottish knight and one of the main leaders during the wars of the Scottish independence in 1296 AD. The two-handed sword that he used in the Scottish battle was five-foot-six inches in length.









5. SAN MARTIN'S SWORD:
                                                San Martin is known as the first protector of Peru and a South American hero. He owned a curved blade sword that he had purchased in London and used for cavalry attacks.

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