Charles Oman
British military historian (1860–1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American economist, see Charles P. Oman.
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, KBE, FBA (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that British troops defeated their Napoleonic opponents by firepower alone.[citation needed] Paddy Griffith, among modern historians, argues that the British infantry's discipline and willingness to attack were equally important.
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Born | Charles William Chadwick Oman (1860-01-12)12 January 1860 Muzaffarpur district, India |
Died | 23 June 1946(1946-06-23) (aged 86) Oxford, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Historian |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
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