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[quote=JIMMYB,38296]FAMOUS CAMPAIGN

Falkirk battle

In Falkirk campaign, the Scots knew that their heavy infantry was more suitable for defending, thus they were waiting for the English's attack. The commander of Scots was competent William Wallance (protagonist of famous movie "Brave Heart"). In an earlier campaign, the Scots organized their defense behind a marshy area, and they did it, then defeated the English. So Wallance knew how to use heavy infantry cope with the English.

This time, like previous battle, the Scots deploied their defense behind soft land.

Scottish heavy infantry equipped with 12-foot-long spears, used the great depth in battle formation. In defense, the first row were kneeling and holding the spears which handles contacts to the groud. The rest soldiers were holding their spears peacefully. Scots devided their heavy infantry into four great battle formation, in order to form an all-round defense. And the archers were deployed in the middle.

The battle began.

England heavy cavalry scattered through soft ground from both sides. Without orders, cavalry rushed out to the Scots. Fierce attack broke up the Scottish light infantry, but those heavy infantry was safe. When the English cavalry wanted to attack the Scots once again, the King Edward arrived. The commander, who owned the ability of tactical judgement, found: the first attack just broke up the Scottish light infantry, so that it was useless to strike the heavy ones. Thus, he stopped the cavalry, but mobilized the longbows. He ordered them to fire at several locations of Scots. When the intensive arrows stroke Scottish heavy infantry strongly, the Scottish formation was disrupted. At that time, the King Edward commanded his cavalry to totally attack. Cavalry easily defeated their opponents.

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I think u remember the scene that William Wallance order their men use long spears to against cavalry in the movie of "Brave Heart" ? u know the power of long spears. Now see the longbows? Like old saying——everything has its vanquisher.[/quote]

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