"Cornish pike- did they have any shot?" Topic
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Field Marshal | 29 Oct 2015 3:03 a.m. PST |
Reading battle reports etc it seems that most wargamers have the Cornish pike as exclusively that-pike. Did they have any shot as a part of the regiments? |
Mac1638 | 29 Oct 2015 4:27 a.m. PST |
At Lansdown the armies foot seams to have been deployed as a large regiment with the armies pike in the open in the center with the armies shot to the flanks. All field regiments had pike and shot. I use one shot to one pike for the royalist till the fall of Bristol July 1643 (a good line in the sand and the high water mark for the royalists). |
Timbo W | 29 Oct 2015 12:41 p.m. PST |
Agree, Hoptons little army shows the flexibility of infantry formations, particularly in. Close country with lots of hedges etc. While the famous five Cornish regiments were almost undoubtedly pike and shot, the shot could be sent off seperately and the pike concentrated or used in several groups. Similar appears to be going on with Newcastles army at Adwalton the pike in reserve, while the muskets line a wall to fire on the enemy. I get the impression these tactics were more suited to enclosures etc, as the open field battles tend to use conventional pike and shot formations, at least where known. |
Field Marshal | 29 Oct 2015 1:14 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys confirms my thoughts….cheers |
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