''Knyghthode and Bataile'' is a fifteenth-century verse paraphrase by John Neele of Vegetius Renatus' treatise ''

De Re Militari ''De re militari'' (Latin "Concerning Military Matters"), also ''Epitoma rei militaris'', is a treatise by the Late Latin writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus about Roman warfare and military principles as a presentation of the methods and pr ...

''. Influenced by the years of English occupation of France, and completed ''circa'' November 1459 to June 1460, it has been called 'one of the most brilliant military poems of the fifteenth century.' It was published in a modern edition by the

Early English Text Society The Early English Text Society (EETS) is a text publication society founded in 1864 which is dedicated to the editing and publication of early English texts, especially those only available in manuscript. Most of its volumes contain editions of ...

in 1935, and most recently by

Boydell and Brewer Boydell & Brewer is an academic press based in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, that specializes in publishing historical and critical works. In addition to British and general history, the company publishes three series devoted to studies, edition ...

in 2012.

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