Soldier Medieval Swiss

Posted on April 13th, 2010 by admin

1/32 Metal Figure SWISS Medieval Soldier Deagostini #50

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Soldier Medieval Swiss

Why didn't medieval infantry strike cavalry with long pike? Why was cavalry so strong?

Since the Charles Martel's Battle of Tours (7th Century) to 15th Century, the strongest medieval military force was cavalry. But I don't understand this. As depicted in the Braveheart movie (I know it's over-simplified, but the point is there), infantry (foot soldiers) can strike horse with very long pikes easily (much longer than knight's pike). This is not a rocket science. Then, why wasn't every infantry try the same??
======( Pike Square tactics was not invented until the Battle of Nancy against Charles the Bold of Burgundy in 1477, when the Swiss infantry defeated the cavalry force.)

It is largely the speed of deployment. A cavalrymen on horseback could ride farther then an infantrymen could march, which was a huge advantage in the ancient world through the middle ages as soldiers were still wearing up to sixty pounds worth of armor.

And yes, forming a shield wall and thrusting out spears can deter cavalry charges. The Macedonians and the Romans both employed similar tactics to keep Persian heavy cavalry at bay, but that was all it was, a defensive formation, and one that depended on the discipline of he troops maintaining it. If the "pikemen" loose their formation, they become vulnerable to attack as they lose the protection of the formation. One man with a long spear is not going to deter a charging cavalrymen. Because of this, if infantry formations did not use this tactic when attacking, and that cavalry forces would employ different tactics to break up the formation.

Good cavalrymen developed horse archers in addition to what are traditional heavy cavalry. Instead of charging the shield wall, they'd come within the range of their arrows and will fire away until they have either used all their arrows or are driven off. This can tend to break up the defensive formation, and could even kill some of the defenders. The Huns and Mongols used these tactics repeatedly. Few European countries however ever had the skills needed to develop horse-archers.

There are also the vulnerablities of the formation itself. The formation is based off of the Macedonian Phalanx and is forward facing, which means they need a long line or some sort of boundary to protect their flanks. If a soldier turns while in this formation he creates a weak point in the front of the line that can be exploited. If not, cavalry will likely swing around and attack the flanks of this force. The actual battle, inaccurately depicted in "Braveheart" actually took place on a bridge where the English had no choice but to charge directly into the defenses. There is also the possibility that one force would expect you to attack them. The shield wall is impossible to use as an offensive weapon as moving the soldiers across the field could potentially break that formation leading to that formation becoming vulnerable. Most often, these sort of impasses lead to no action at all as each side waits for the other to make the first move, as was the case in the early moments of the Battle of Tours.

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