Knight in battle: How did knights fight on the battlefield?
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Once a knight had made the journey from his home to the distant battlefield on which his lord had ordered him to fight, what did he do? In earlier episodes Jason has looked at the knight’s weapons, but what were his battle tactics? How did he approach the enemy battle lines and what did he do when he got there? Jason talks about his own experiences with the lance and fighting from horseback.
• Executive Producer: Jason Kingsley OBE
• Executive Producer: Chris Kingsley
• Senior Producer: Brian Jenkins
• Producer: Edward Linley
• Director: Dominic Read
• Presenter: Jason Kingsley OBE
• Camera: Lindsey Studholme
• Camera: Dominic Read
• Editing: Lindsey Studholme
• Stills Photographer: Kasumi
• Production Manager: Kevin Case
• Audio: Liam Flannigan
• Sound Design: Liam Flannigan
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• Additional Camera: Darren Cook
• Additional Camera: Neil Phillips
• Additional Sound: Elizabeth Carlyon
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• Chris Payton
• Ed Savage
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I have a feeling this man just told us his personal experience from centuries ago...
He's a Highlander called Connor MacLeod of the clan MacLeod.
God what have they done with such a promising series! And when is that reboot coming! I’m not getting any younger you know!
@@Francis-ce1qb Man, good to know people still have a clan these days. I really like this show, so informative and engaging!. Cheers from clan Chaniago from Minangkabau folks of Sumatra!!
@@tuahsakato17 you havent watched highlander movies have you? lol
@@Ask4This you mean....FREEDOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!
There can be only one...
This is a true History Channel, not like the actual history channel.
Listen here.
Pawn stars is obviously the history channel we get.
Lmao.
Nazi alien occultists are history.
So true
@@datnamedoh4877 indeed. Lol. Truly insane. It had to be green men.
@@bethbearmacethatguy was that a joke?
This guy is criminally under subbed.
HiddenTigerObviousNinja
RIGHT!? Like wtf.. this series is so perfect dude, a man who LOVES history and has all the items, wit, and knowledge to show it off well.
subbed.
That’s because the majority of users subscribe to absolute narcissistic trash that is a cancer of this site.
Not anymore, I told my SCA group and Renaissance Festival buddies about this channel.
and how
Mr. Kingsley, I strongly believe you are an actual medieval english knight who has time-travelled to our era.
He is a medieval knight that has survived all these long years to share his experiences and knowledge of his good auld times.
He also time traveled to Middle Earth for a time, to reign as Denethor steward of Gondor. He brought back to us grape tomatoes!
Un inglés que no llora por lo políticamente incorrecto es impresionante
And he happens to be the CEO of a game development company called Rebellion LOL
See that OBE suffix after his name? HE IS KNIGHTED, and should be addressed as "Sir Kingsley," and one of the few in our modern era to actually practice as the title states!
At this point you’re just flexing on the History Channel.
I love it.
Does History show anything besides alligator hunters and a badly staged pawn shop these days?
@@cm275 They also know super secret alien history.
Not enough aliens to be a real history channel.
Oh you mean The Conspiracy channel.
@@cm275 history channel has a great history program: aliens. wait wait hear me out. i used to laugh at that show, until i watched one episode. then i wathed many and liked. they are atually good history shows. the trick is, as soon as they say the word "alien", you change the channel because the good history part is over and they will start talking about mumbojumbo... aka aliens.
Dear Mr. Kingsley,
Thank you so much for creating this amazing series and publishing it for free.
This is the best series on historical technology and the Culture of European medieval knights that I have ever seen.
Please continue into the future, I think that your insights and presentations will inspire people for years to come. Thank you for sharing your time with us, it is very kind of you.
Regards
Tom
And thank you to all the people who help you.
You should do a collab with Edd China! I don't know how you would mingle the specialties but I would certainly watch!
thanks for your feedback, most appreciated.
No! Thank you sir!
These UA-cam guys make bank bro. Especially if they have many subscriber's like this man.
I thought I was in for another video of a guy talking about knights from the comfort of his couch (and I'm totally okay with that, I love history). Wait, he's on horseback? With a proper horse? Wearing armor? Charging down the field competently hitting practice targets again and again? Subscribed.
This guy's rich like a knight
Ace Carlo Salvoro touche
@@cingkrimson4719 Lot's of rich people spend gobs of money living out their fantasies...very few put together quality video content while doing it.
@@blaisevillaume2225 And free videos at that. This seems to be Mr. Kingsley's passion project and that's pretty commendable.
Better to spend your money like this than in hookers and cocaine… right, guys?
Just love the way this guy is casually teaching us history, holding a lance, whilst riding a horse. He’s like the Old Spice guy, ‘look at you man, now back to me... I’m on a horse’
History channels like this, and Townsend have the most wholesome comments and the best communities, whoever you may be that stumbles on this comment, be proud to be part of this community
I'm always proud! Es lebe das Vaterland
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I like this fellow, and the Townsend's as well. Real history, real people. Anyone who enjoys learning about the past should check them both out. Especially the Townsend's if your into cooking.
Whatever fuck you
@@benjaminjordan2330 Uncalled for kid.
@@prussianeagle1941 don't worry just a troll
I'm not gonna lie. I'm sick as a dog and I have binge watched this series from episode 1 to 26 INCLUDING all of the vlogs in between. I found this series due to the food spots. My god the amount of time, effort and money that went into this is amazing. If this was on DVD I'd buy the box set. Simply amazing series, especially since I love history
Get well soon
Don’t write and speak in cliché. It cheapens everything that precedes and follows it. “Not gonna lie”... Well, why would you?
@@KentBuchla he'll get more likes than you 😏
@@Anglisc1682 still he right. Also he's only giving advice.
@@KentBuchla Would 'one does not simply lie' sounds better? ;)
I was summed by my king last month to be deployed as heavy cavalry and thanks to this video I looked like a pro!
Goodluck. Watch out for tanks tho.
Love how this guys looks so natural in armor and on the back of a horse :)
He could have tricked me if he said he was secretly a timetraveler from medieval europe
get counselling
@MichaelKingsfordGray cow
@MichaelKingsfordGray Aren't you the one who started this childish spat by judging a random stranger on the internet for his "un-natural bloody fake fucking name?" Look in the mirror, you hypocrite.
@@jamestai5742 I think some people just exist to start toruble.
I've figured it out. It's the hair.
this guy seems so nice and genuine. i get such a good vibe from this man for some reason lol.. seems like he belongs in the old days as a chivalrous white knight fighting for the love of his lady in a jousting tournament lmao
Very kind of you, thanks.
oh wow u replied to me on a 2 year old video... thats awesome! big fan love the videos. i liked ur instant robin hood video a lot too.
I'm sorry. The white horse is extremely good looking. I imagine Gandalf riding that horse.
I was going to say the same thing ! What a beautiful creature.
Isaiah White I see Catherine riding that horse. She’s great you know
He hem*, Grey horse
@@silassilas1578 that horse is not grey. Have you been tested for colorblind?
@@kienan1724 you always call a white horse a grey horse, just horse lingo 😉
"you never charge your lances against a solid wall" - he never played age of empires 2
Check out medieval 2 total war
@MichaelKingsfordGray What's the matter with you?
@MichaelKingsfordGray You don't sound like much of an adult to me honestly.
MichaelKingsfordGray You call yourself an adult yet you’re here bitching at and harassing people for not using their real name. You act like more of a child then anyone else in this comment section.
Guess he never chop trees with hand too
I feel like a squire being taught by a real knight lmao
And...if you look at his name, the suffix reads "OBE" (Order of the British Empire), which means he IS a knight.
Juni L. Yeung lol fake knights are still fake. Silly brits and they’re archaic honorifics
@@rikosaikawa9024 why is it silly? To recieve recognition for services to society is a great motivator to do good and for sucess. Most british people see our traditions and heritage as a good thing.
@@rikosaikawa9024 I think it's a cool thing to keep Turks removed the ranks like reis(jarl),aga(landlord or commander) etc. but we still use them in daily conversations as tributes.Brits made them legalized for good people.
Well, you don't have to clean the sweat, shit and piss from his armor.
Its beautiful to see that last minute acceleration from the horse just before the impact. It just looks powerful. Nice video
Well you have to have the acceleration to get the speed necessary for the power. A horse is faster than a human. So you want the horse to be going fast when you impact a footsoldier
That slo mo of the lance hitting the helmet was devastating. All that force from the horse energy being focused on that target was awesome
Tramatic head injury to the one wearing the helmet
I know, loved that shot. That impact would have ripped of the enemy's jaw. Maybe even partially decapitated him as it went deep into his throat and neck. So cool seeing it in slomo like that. Would love to try jousting.
I really like your way of approaching this sort of stuff mainly by using common sense and your own experience with the equipment and its uses, while occasionally referring to period-accurate sources. Nothing presented as absolute fact, just properly educated guesses which make a lot of sense. Great content.
I can't express how glad I am to have stumbled upon this channel. I didn't even know I was into medieval stuff that much, but listening to this reincarnated medieval soul makes me want to go back in time and live a medieval life.
Glad you like it.
"A knight is like a missile" - clever and insightful!
love it when the horses accelerate to charge, they look so majestic!
The few of us who survive the virus better get used to calling this guy Your Highness.
I prefer 'your Grace' it's a little more dignified, lol.
HA!
@@ModernKnight How about Your Majesty?
Lol, good stuff.
@@theevildrummingsithlord1492 can't there's still an english throne.
Thinking of a calvary charge as a missile is a great way to describe it. Love this channel!!!
Anyone who can make history so much fun to learn about, seriously needs more subs and should be broadcasted on public channels.
What I found quite humbling was the impact from the lance point to the skull. Truly a powerful weapon.
Dude is so awesome.... could watch this all day every day, he truely loves it
Thanks!
Great video, thanks. Many years ago in the 1970/1980s as a police officer we did 'riot training'. One of the exercises was with the Mounted Branch (police horses). We, the officers on foot, were lined up with linked arms and we had to practice opening up in the middle to let a row of mounted officers through to charge at the 'rioters'. I can tell you that was scary! The two officers in the middle had to un-link arms and then each side of the line had to move quickly aside to get out of the way and let the charging horses through. I can imagine how frightening it must have been to have them charging at you!
That's really interesting about the Quintain, similar to how some cadets train with .22LR caliber rifles, not much recoil so the cadets learn to focus on good marksmanship and not be distracted by flinching or anticipating recoil from larger caliber rounds.
Thanks, that's really interesting.
Very impressed with your channel. I am a radio and TV producer. I must say.The quality of content you have produced with seemingly minimal technical assistance in production is impressive. Your content is very interesting with a specific side to this history I’ve never really gotten anywhere
Yet he does not know how to use bow :-D
He is the CEO of a computer game company.
The guy name Jason Kingsley and he has OBE and is the co-founder and CEO of video game developer Rebellion
And also he has a degree from Oxford University
@@kvarnerinfoTV no msn is an island.
I love to see you working with your horses. You have such a wonderful bond with them, and they respond so well, because they want to please you. Your mounts are magnificent!
Thank you!
Never seen someone riding a horse like they do in the movies, really cool.
Surprised to read this man is a games developer and not involved with games like KCD. He'd be awesome.
Whoa! I've been looking for such a channel! I'm so thrilled this exists!
Story goes this man did simply walk into Mordor.
You win the internet
Nothing more awesome than seeing a horse starting a charge, the acceleration is just crazy
"I've TRIED to be hit on the back of the head"
This comment section is so Un-Toxic.
It's the greatest thing ever.
Yeah it's great!
How can you not SUBSCRIBE after watching this 5 star work
I believe it was William the Marshal who wrote that the best possible lance hit was to lower and lock the lance the *instant* before impact. Since he beat so many other knights, that probably meant few people did such a thing (especially since, as Jason points out, you can keep the lance fairly level at the horizontal while charging).
Also, the longbow wasn't really a threat to the armored *knights.* It was a threat to their barded horses.
In a way, it can then be a threat to the knights since they lose their mobility and even get badly injured.
Until the injured or killed horse fell and or rolled on it's rider.
Beautiful Horses! edit: I'm not even a horse person, you can just tell how much he cares for them and enjoys the presentation!
Shout out to horses for being the most useful friend to mankind throughout history up until, roughly, around 1908 when the model-T was release to the public. I don't know if Europe and Asia had an equivalent to the model-T or if Fords were imported but, like I said, roughly.
Great comment..!!
Horses are genuinely the better friend than a dog!
Slavik Chukhlebov you cannot comparing two of three awesome creatures in humanity history.
My Grandad drove a Model T Ford here in the UK...
So addicted to your channel...I've probably watched 10 episodes since finding it this morning! Absolutely incredible videos. Beautiful production and presentation!
Thanks!
I came upon this video by chance, it just popped up in my suggested videos slot. This was the best explanation I have ever witnessed of what being a knight actually was. Some things just cannot be imagined, such as resting your lance on your toe when riding about. Thank you so much, this information is invaluable for me as an aspiring fantasy writer. When I publish my book I will send you a copy!
Thanks, look forward to it!
The white horse is so beautiful!!!
The black one is too :)
I’m just ganna say it again
Critically
Underrated.
This series needs more love. Deserves.
So just WHO is underrating these videos?! I see NO evidence of it!!
Amazingly detailed video! I remember when I had to do a photo shoot wearing armour and mounted which really highlighted the importance of a trained horse. The lance was oversized and the horse wasn't trained. Every time poor Red saw the tip he would get scared and try to turn to away from the lance was. It got so ridiculous that if I wanted to turn to the side where I had the lance, I'd have to wheel him around all the way to the other side. Funniest part was when I had to "charge" between two female warriors for a photo, without actually hitting them but close enough that it would look like I was. Horse got scared and veered to a thorny tree, I got caught in the branches and almost fell off the horse... Good times lol
People just don't realise how dangerous untrained horses can be.
@@ModernKnight Indeed. And to clarify I have training in historical fencing, fighting in armour and some basic riding skills. But if the horse isn't trained, none of that really matters... Anyway, since you're going to probably read this comment I want to take the opportunity to thank you for your videos. They're exceptionally well done, very informative and entertaining. They also do a fair bit of mythbusting, which is always nice. So, yeah, thanks for the videos :)
Our pleasure, it's nice to get interesting comments like yours. I've worked with some well known actors who have not realised how hard riding actually is, especially trying to hit set positions for a shot.
I'm 35 and it's 31 years that I'm in love with medieval period, and I must say, I wanna fight vs you, it'll be the most medieval experience in a modern life. Your channel is really great.
Brutal stuff. History is a savage story.
I think you mean HerStory
And it ain't even over yet.
I gotta say 4:35 was probably my favorite slow-mo of a lance breaking through a skull.. and I’ve seen lots of slow-mos of lances breaking through skulls...
I love learning about medieval history on your channel because everything becomes so imaginable, almost tangible. please keep the great work up
Thanks, will do.
Men-at-arms absolutely did use lances two-handed in certain situations. The treatises describe and depict the use of lances in this way. Gripping with two-hands allows you to overpower your opponent's lance using superior leverage. There was actually a lot of feinting and parrying going on with lances. Similar to a swordfight, only at a combined closure speed of 40+ mph. Matrix-level shit.
MrChyort fighter pilots are the knights of modern times. Highly educated, extremely expensive to equip, joust using advanced weapons technology, and are dominant over most single targets on the battlefield
That sounds more like jousting and less like war
Markus I think it sounds like war because that IS how air battles are fought, haha. Beyond Visual Range air combat takes an insane amount of situational awareness, skill, and practice to pull off.
Your hard work really shows through. This channel is fantastic and so thorough. Well done, sir.
This channel is just incredible. Thank you so much for providing such great content.
Reminds me of the Ride of the Rohirrim from Lord of the Ring when this massive wave of cavalry charges in the orcs
Yeah but sloppy charge they did, but all were extras brought in because they had horses so....
Googled "how to deliver couched lance damage in mount and blade"
This came up. Im not complaining
Göktuğ Manas looked up mount and blade too 😂
Thanks again for the great videos. I look forward to Fridays even more now.
One of the best channels out there!
Amazing Channel, I just binge watched an unhealthy amount of your videos and already looking forward to seeing more. Thank you and Keep up the great work!
Just got a letter from the King. Thank God for your channel!
1950: "in 2020 we're going to have flying cars!
2020: Guy on a horse in full knight armor...
I always prepare for the battlefield with a great big pot of coffee, orange juice and an American style Breakfast. That gets me going. And of course just because I may die, I also tend take a bottle of champagne with that, so I am pretty buzzy in that nice old Winston Churchill way when I go to polish my armour. That on the other hand tends to rather wear me out and so far I have missed the actual battles, due the inevitable and overwhelming need to suddenly have a bit of a kip, what with all the commotion and sweaty work. So I guess am more of a veteran of many great breakfasts really. A knight of the brunch table.
Nice
@@kylereece1735 Yeah it's not a bad life ...
whynottalklikeapirat yeah
Well said
@@isaiahkoufos3573 Someone had to say it.
I just found this channel and could watch it all day. So I am.
lol, thanks for watching!
Its awesome that Jason knows about the history and has the personal insight of actually being practiced in the fighting style of the knight. Such a great mix of knowledge and personal understanding. All historians should try and learn the skills from the cultures that they are knowledgable about.
thanks for your support.
Glad I found this channel! The explanation is really detailed!
You need a patreon or something, your content is amazing!!
I'm thinking about that.
Damn... you didnt just talk about it, you literally went outside and showed us. That's amazing!
I just found this in 2020 this dude is amazing!
I can't come here without learning something I didn't know
well, very informative as many yt channels there but also you show practical skills and that is AWESOME. Great great job!
You just winned me for your channel!
Seeing you doing training like this
I come to think about how immensely accurate the horse fight scenes in my favorite films of LOFTR really were.
Impressive!!!
Thanks for the video and showing and explaining to us how it's done! 🙏😍
this is by far the most amazing history channel I've ever stumbled upon, I've been watching you every day for the past couple weeks and don't plan on stopping.
awesome, very kind of you!
"A knight in armor is like a missile."
Great documentary - well done.
A direct quote similar to the one you referred to - was from Anna Comnenus (daughter pf Alexius I Comnenus - Emperor of the Byzantines during the First Crusade) - Anna's quote was something like "The charge of the Frankish Heavy Cavalry would break through the very walls of Jericho themselves." I'm probably not exact, But Anna's diaries of the First Crusade are an invaluable window into the events.
Thanks Again.
This channel is a historical treasure
Another great informative video Jason, a pleasure to watch as always
Thank you so much for these videos! I like how you let the viewer "behind the curtain" so to speak. For a future vid, is there a way you could show a group of knights in a full cavalry charge? The logistics may not make that feasible, but it's a logical next step from showing the training of an individual knight to how knights fought together. The liability insurance costs alone may not let you do it, but I think it would make a great video!
Yes or maybe good reenactment, full battle or just a part of it, even if u showing us a good one that u know or had seen
Interesting concept, maybe sca people would be interested if given mention in the credits.
Imagine if there were a TV channel that went over various aspects of history?
Wow only just found your videos. Incredible! Got to be some of the best historical content on UA-cam.
Glad you like them!
Best Mount & Blade guide so far!
That is one beautiful horse.......also admire the grey Spanish in one of your videos
Jason: "The most deadly thing a knight could face was ranged weapons."
Pikemen: "Am I a joke to you?"
In truth, the least deadly thing a knight could face was ranged weapons.
@The Hoplite Yes, they could charge.
The Hoplite archers mate, archers.
The Hoplite yeah
Crossbows? I heard those meant the end of the knight era?
this is amazing, i love how you explain what you are doing, great video man :)
I can't stop watching this bloody channel, it is so darn interesting!
Very nice analysis of training both knight and horse. I do wonder though if armour (especially barding on the horse as well) would actually slow the charge down from its weight, even despite the articulation still allowing full movement.
Hey, did someone notice this knight is wearing jeans and there is a cellphone inside his pocket !
Haha
Liked and subscribed !!!! 🛡⚔️
Outstanding! Thank you for another great video.
Salute to you Sire from Bangladesh! It is a privilege to learn so much medieval histories from you. Your channel is probably one of the greatest ever things on internet.
kind of you to say so!
Cool channel👍
Greetings from Germany.
Excellent and detailed. When operating as tight cavalry unit did all knights have to be right handed carrying lances? In a melee would a gelding not be easier to manoeuvre than a hyped up stallion? Did medieval cavalry on cavalry engagements exclusively use lance on first encounter (believe in Waterloo lancers were feared by sword carrying Scot Greys)?
not sure about later periods, but being left handed in the medieval period was frowned upon, especially by the tutors of nobility. every image I've seen seems to show them using lances right handed, but who knows? Stallions, I think, make much better heavy warhorses with their strength and power, and were clearly used by the western knights in preference to geldings or mares, so it must have worked. However in the middle east and further east I believe mares were preferred.
Jason Kingsley Stupid question as I am a novice in this field. If a Knight was left handed would they have any advantage? Just as I know that the construction of castles benefited left handed invaders compared to right handed, same as fencing, etc.
@@xaoc6084 Perhaps not in a charge, but in a melee fight it may come in handy, as your foes would typically be trained to face right-handed people. I would say if you had two fighters of equal skill using the same weapons, the left-handed one would have a slight advantage, simply because it forces his opponent to adjust his familiar fighting techniques.
Cáca Milis sa Seomra Spraoi The only reason I mention such an idea is because right handed swordsman were usually unfamiliar with a left handed swordsman. I know that left handed people in general were highly frowned upon because of religion, we even see it today with etiquette at the queens table, in which holding cutlery left handed is not considered the normality nor considered at all. I just personally believe that if a knight or a foot soldier was to be left handed in a siege, eg a castle stairwell it would benefit a left handed swordsman than it would a right handed one (hence why stairwells were designed the way they were because of nearly everybody being right handed).
Sacha Daenens Exactly the principle used in fencing. In which the left handed combatant would be more used to facing right handed opponents than the right handed combatant facing a left handed opponent, which is no doubt unfamiliar territory.
Excellent horsemanship 👏🏻🤘🏻
Fascinating stuff. Going to watch more of this fellow.
thanks!
Who’s here to “train” your couching for mount&blade?
I am so glad I don't have to fight medieval wars. My ancestors did and survived long enough to breed. This amazes me.
Or maybe they survived to breed because they DIDN’T fight...
I think this is my favourite medieval channel right now. There are many, but this one has very good production quality and also I have never seen horses ont the other channels.
Crazy how quick a horse can be, even with an armored man riding on top
id like to see a mock charge with padded arrows being launched at the knight as he charges from 300 yds out. im curious to see the hit ratios
Slavik Chukhlebov so horses wouldnt break formations from arrow strikes? seems to me horse would be spooked from the pain and break formation. how many arrows would be volleyed? 1,000 plus?
How many arrows would obviously depend on how many archers per knight charging.
I shoot an 80 lb longbow, and in timed rounds I can shoot 7 arrows in 30 seconds. I have competed against a much faster longbow shooter (with a lighter bow, 60 lbs) who shot 13 arrows in the same 30 seconds. While I suspect the average English longbowman was even faster than that (especially after watching Lars Anderson, though his bow is not a longbow and he's so far from average you can't really compare!), let's take ten shots in 30 seconds as a conservative estimate - one every 3 seconds.
We saw the 300 yards covered in 17 seconds, but he said a coordinated charge would be more like 30-45 seconds. So each average archer could probably put 10-15 rounds downrange in that time, getting more accurate and hitting harder as they approached. If the archers outnumbered the knights by as little as 3 to 1 - and it was probably usually much more - then each knight can expect a storm of 30-45 arrows at himself and his horse.
Tod of Tod's Workshop convinced me that a well-made breastplate is nearly impenetrable - but armor is full of joints and, as mentioned here, eyeslots.
Not to mention that horses weren't armored nearly as well as the knights. The horse's throat seems a good target...
Anyway, you asked how many arrows a knight might have to withstand. Figure at least ten for every archer per knight.
i wonder if and how often, foot soldiers were aiming at horse. He was the knight's advantage as i imagine a foot soldier being better weaponed than a off-horse knight. it would be interesting to figure out if foot soldiers would be able to zeroing horse knights after the first heavy charge.
In East Asia there were anti-cavalry weapons specifically designed to cut down the horse from beneath a mounted fighter, e.g. the zanbato (horse-cutting sword). I would bet that, even if they didn't have specialized weapons for the job, European foot soldiers figured out pretty quick that aiming for the horse was a good idea.
There are accounts of Dane Axes and Bardiche Axes being used to take out horses. Then, of course, there are spears lances and arrows. Lot's of weapons were effective for taking out horses and I'm certain soldiers figured out real quick that they were soft targets.
@@lonewolf209 In one of the Sharpe episodes, Sharpe advises his men, when attacked by cavalry, to hit the horse in the mouth with the musket butt. Of course, you don't see things like that happening in films because the SPCA monitors would have a conniption!
As a lover of history and a writer, thank you. These are the most helpful and interesting videos available.
So glad I found this channel. Great stuff.
Welcome aboard!