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  Humans acquire their most important single ally from the animal kingdom when they domesticate the horse.
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  the earliest people known to have regularly used bows and arrows were the Ancient Egyptians, who adopted archery around 3,000BC for hunting and warfare.
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  he Trebuchet was introduced to England in 1216 during the Siege of Dover - as were many other types of siege engine.