William Wallace
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Battle of Pikemen
Pikemen were the complete unit, ye. And it's where youd get the rise of things like the non commissioned officer who's in there giving orders to smaller units within the larger, organic whole. They are so effective that on the first day, the probing movement by the english cavalry around the eastern flank of the scottish position, down on the cars, is intercepted by a scottish chiltron. It does, at some point in that combat become stationary. There's nothing they can do. Ti: Makes me think now of edward the fourth at the battle touhton. Was he at the front? Was he very much leading from the front?
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