What Motivated Soldiers to Be the First to Climb the Siege Ladder?

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Being the first on the wall in a siege often meant  certain death. It involved battling through to the wall, climbing an exposed ladder or siege  tower through a hail of projectiles, only to meet a superior force of defenders upon  reaching the top. Nevertheless, brave men in antiquity and the Middle Ages repeatedly took  on this daunting challenge... Read More