Mounted Crossbowmen Regiment WM-1-12-2022 The Spanish army was badly

The Spanish army was badly organised

Kanga Force

Admiral Villeneuve

68 page book - The Bolt Action Field Manual

Mounted Crossbowmen Regiment WM-1-12-2022 The Spanish army was badlyRain bolts into the foe before your horsemen charge home! The rise of pike armed infantry during the Italian Wars rendered the cavalry charge traditionally the ultimate arbiter of the medieval battle far less effective. To counter this, heavy cavalry units began incorporating men with small but powerful crossbows, who would screen the advance of their more traditionally armed fellows, and deliver a point blank salvo to break the cohesion of a pike