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Pike and shot was a historical infantry tactical formation that first appeared during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and was used until the development of the bayonet in the late 17th century. This type of formation combined soldiers armed with pikes and soldiers armed with arquebuses and/or muskets. Other weapons such as swords ...
In retrospect, Cerignola marks the rise of pike and shot tactics and the beginning of 140 years of Spanish dominance on European battlefields until the defeat of Rocroi in 1643 . It is considered to be the first major battle won largely through the use of firearms , comparable to what was to occur in Japan seven decades later in the Battle of ...
Landsknechte, etching by Daniel Hopfer, c. 1530. The Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht, pronounced [ˈlantsknɛçt]), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period.
The classic pike and shot square formations fielded by the Spanish tercios and good cavalry support continued to win major battles in the 17th century, such as Wimpfen (1622), Fleurus (1622), Breda (1624), Nördlingen (1634), Thionville (1639), and Honnecourt (1641).
The battle is notable primarily because it is often cited as the prime reason for the reorganization of the Spanish army, [2] [3] which brought about widespread adoption of firearms in pike and shot formations, one of the milestones of the "Military Revolution."
Candles and flowers left by the mother and family of Peter Romano at the scene where he was fatally shot at 2636 Bristol Pike in Bensalem on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.
When the Spanish adopted the colunella (the first of the mixed pike and shot formations), they used small groups of sword and buckler men to break the deadlock of the push of pike, as the Swiss and Germans used halberdiers, comparable to the role of the German Doppelsöldner during the same period.
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