Battle of Hastings

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A cunning or deceitful action or device (5)
  2. 3. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (6)
  3. 4. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle (3)
  4. 5. To obtain advantages, such as points, etc (3)
  5. 8. United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (8)
  6. 13. A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles (6)
  7. 14. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)

Down

  1. 2. Withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after (7)
  2. 6. United States operatic soprano (6)
  3. 7. An impetuous rush toward someone or something (6)
  4. 9. A protective covering or structure (6)
  5. 10. Weapon with a long sharp blade (5)
  6. 11. A church associated with a monastery or convent (5)
  7. 12. A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become (5)
  8. 14. United States railroad tycoon (4)