Charles Oman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Oman

British military historian

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1860

Place of Birth: Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1946

Profession: politician, historian, military historian, numismatist, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, (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.
Paddy Griffith, among modern historians, claims that the British infantry's discipline and willingness to attack were equally important.