Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Medieval Warfare and English Society.
A military strategy involving the destruction of crops, buildings, and resources to deny food and supplies to an invading enemy army.
Scorched earth appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Warfare and British Society and London WWII, especially Medieval Warfare and English Society and Case Studies: Falkirk and Agincourt.
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