"Troops and banners at Shrewsbury, " Topic
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Uesugi Kenshin | 21 Apr 2019 6:44 p.m. PST |
Greetings, Ive recently re-kindled an old 2012 to game the battle of Shrewsbury. I reviewed the old posts here at TMP and picked up the Osprey book but still have a question re: troop types. The main question concerns the the types of foot troops at the battle. So far all I've uncovered that their were bows and "me-at-arms" which seems to cover knights, squires pages etc… It seems that in HYW armies that's all the English fielded. But I'm wondering if either side at Shrewsbury didn't "aquire" some Militia troops along the way that might have been spear armed? Obviously this would be largely spaculation but I'm open to any thoughts. As an aside, as far as banners are concerned, does anyone make them in 28mm or will I have to make do with Hundred Years War flags? Thanks for any and all help. |
clifblkskull | 21 Apr 2019 9:08 p.m. PST |
Lance and Longbow Society They have banners etc Clif |
22ndFoot | 22 Apr 2019 7:54 a.m. PST |
At least according to Shakespeare, and I'm not suggesting that is any kind of actual military reference, Falstaff pressed men on the way to the battle of Shrewsbury and allowed them to buy substitutes of very dubious miltary value (Henry IV, Part 1, Act 4, Scene 2). |
Uesugi Kenshin | 22 Apr 2019 11:00 a.m. PST |
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uglyfatbloke | 22 Apr 2019 11:54 a.m. PST |
As a general rule 'man at arms' means someone obliged (or paid) to serve as a fully armoured soldier with a charger – effectively with two since if his mount was not fit for duty he got his wages cut. Squire in this context should largely be taken to mean a man serving as a burden on his landholding rather than a 'trainee knight' Most MAA would never become knights. not aspire to being one, MAA covers everyone from them right up to the king. |
Uesugi Kenshin | 22 Apr 2019 3:13 p.m. PST |
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