In this video, a reenactor from the Marquess of Winchester's Regiment demonstrates how a pikemen would fight on a 17th century battlefield. Carrying a 16-foot ash pike, the main role of pikemen during the English Civil War was to defend musketeers against enemy cavalry. But pike formations could also be ordered to engage each other.
How a Pikeman Would Fight on a 17th Century Battlefield
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