I don't suppose you have any footage of the multi period scraps at the end of events like this? We always got told we weren't covered by any of the insurance in themand it was always at our own risk so I don't imagine the organisers ever mentioned it much lol We pressed on a Willie's jeep with a machine gunner blatting away in the back once at Kelmarsh and pushed it up the hill it was hilarious.
Oh and If u ever meet a line of saxons and viking just make a block and walk through and over them lol great memories of good times. Thankyou for the vid
Its known as the push of pike. Two pike formations meet and try to shove each other out of the way. Easier than trying to stab at armoured men with a ling sharp stick. Break the formation and it becomes vulnerable to cavalry.
@@jamesrichardson3322 ranged weapons are more of a threat, take them out first. Also musket weren't very accurate so was more about volume and you would also be shooting at your own men. As far as I remember it's not entirely historically accurate as the pike were actually intended to counter the cavalry, but they would have had swords too. Regiments that press or push don't carry the swords as we don't want to actually kill each other if we all fall over
The swords would have been for when blocks actually engage from what I remember. But there's more fun in smashing against people then having a fake sword fight. So we pikeman chose that instead.
We used to on the way too each other and then we lift the pike upright to hit. One simple reason, if u have pikes down through the blocks in a press people arms are gunna snap before the pike does 😉
Correct. The English civil war was one of three wars occurring round that time. The other two were in Scotland and Ireland. Collectively they are called the wars of the three kingdoms.
Well fed troops there, good show!
I'm pretty sure I was in this scrap too! Nice to see so many old faces. Shame u missed the hit on the press at 10.33 man that was a gooood day
I wish I was there. That looks so brilliant
The English love their reenactments!
I don't suppose you have any footage of the multi period scraps at the end of events like this? We always got told we weren't covered by any of the insurance in themand it was always at our own risk so I don't imagine the organisers ever mentioned it much lol
We pressed on a Willie's jeep with a machine gunner blatting away in the back once at Kelmarsh and pushed it up the hill it was hilarious.
Oh and If u ever meet a line of saxons and viking just make a block and walk through and over them lol great memories of good times. Thankyou for the vid
At 4:29 what where they doing?
There playing rugby lol
Its known as the push of pike. Two pike formations meet and try to shove each other out of the way. Easier than trying to stab at armoured men with a ling sharp stick. Break the formation and it becomes vulnerable to cavalry.
@@spitandfire Interesting!! Now I understand, why didn't the Infantry men just fire into the men with pikes
@@jamesrichardson3322 ranged weapons are more of a threat, take them out first. Also musket weren't very accurate so was more about volume and you would also be shooting at your own men. As far as I remember it's not entirely historically accurate as the pike were actually intended to counter the cavalry, but they would have had swords too. Regiments that press or push don't carry the swords as we don't want to actually kill each other if we all fall over
The swords would have been for when blocks actually engage from what I remember. But there's more fun in smashing against people then having a fake sword fight. So we pikeman chose that instead.
damn did the parliamentarians eat the royalist !!!
Why didn't they put their pikes down lol
too dangerous probably!:)
Not historical
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_of_pike
We used to on the way too each other and then we lift the pike upright to hit. One simple reason, if u have pikes down through the blocks in a press people arms are gunna snap before the pike does 😉
They should fight against obesity instead.
English Civil War? Obviously no fighting occurred in Scotland , Ireland or Wales.
Correct. The English civil war was one of three wars occurring round that time. The other two were in Scotland and Ireland. Collectively they are called the wars of the three kingdoms.