Half or sometimes three fourths of their bodies were covered in plate armor combined with a gambeson. They were deployed to dismount the cavalry that tried to break their armies’ rank. The billhook weapon allowed them to thrust, hack and chop their way on the battlefield with relative ease. They were named after the billhook weapon they used.īillmen were a type of heavy infantry that had become more apparent in use during the Late Medieval Period. They were very expensive to be paid in the armies because of how much they contributed. Trained since they were young in military doctrine as well as the use of weapons, the knights were either used as infantry or were mounted instead.Īs infantry they held the arming sword, a mace, or a hand axe and wore plate armor combined with a gambeson underneath which allowed them the best type of defense on the battlefield.
MEDIEVAL TOTAL WAR 1 TROOPS ON CASTLE WALLS CODE
7) Knights:ĭriven by a chivalric code to protect the weak and poor of Christendom, the knights were a caste of people that were given a fiefdom to govern over or were usually guards of a leader. However, these were quickly replaced with plate armor, gambeson and heavy lances, so soon after, they became mounted instead. They started off with an arming sword, a mace or a hand axe. The rivaling knights (although they lacked the title to do so) were highly trained individuals in military doctrines, tactics and use of arms.Īlso, more often than not they were veterans of battles in wars. Men at arms were the mercenaries appearing in the Late Medieval Ages and somewhat replaced the common swordsman in the army roster. This was combined with a Parma or a medium sized shield to protect them. Hence, the soilders operating them were given mail armor and gambeson underneath. The crossbow requires little effort to allow it to shoot. The crossbowmen were more the favorably deployed medival soilders when defending, as well as pelting down opponents once they got to a somewhat closer range. 5) Crossbowmen:Īppearing during the High Middle Ages, even though their history of usage is ancient, the crossbowmen were an alternative to archers. Requiring a keen eye and a somewhat muscular body, the archers were usually hunters, or were given a training in the courtyard of the local barracks.Īlso, they were given a bow, or a short sword for protection, most commonly known as a dagger.īoiled leather, gambeson, and lamellar armor were the types of armor given to missile units of the army as they offered decent protection and were light enough to not restrict movement needed for shooting. 4) Archers:Īs the days of javelins and throwing axes were numbered in use on the ever-advancing battlefields, archers became the staple missile units of the armies. Levied from every corner of a country, they were trained to handle combat and the discipline needed not to rout as well as to follow commands.Įxtensively deployed on the battlefields, the swordsmen were sent forth once the meat shield disappeared, and were fresh and eager to clash in combat with their enemies. Underneath this the swordsmen wore a gambeson which acted as a buffer zone between the armor and the flesh. Their armor was the chainmail type made purely out of iron. In particular the arming sword and was paired with a round or rectangular shield. The most common types of medival soilders were the swordsmen.Īs their name indicates, these soilders were armed with a swords. Somewhat better trained than most of the meat shield, they were capable of defending against marauding warbands and holding the line in the battlefields they were deployed. If they were archers, they would use a spear shield or a sword combination if they were cavalry.Īdorned with lamellar or laminar armor, combined with padding made out of the most common materials to prevent further injury, the militia were called the light troops. If they were infantry, they used a bow and a quiver of arrows paired with a dagger. They were generally armed with a spear and a shield combination alongside a short sword. Militia came in all sorts such as infantry, missile units or as cavalry. They lacked any training apart from being told to thrust the pointy end of the spear into their enemies, raise their shield in defense and to march forth in a line alongside others of their kind. As their name suggests, these types of infantry used spears most commonly combined with a shield, and were the most numerous medieval soilders on the battlefield.Ĭlad in no armor or wearing the most minimal defense possible, these soldiers were the frontline and the meat fodder of the armies.
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