Richard at Bosworth

Re: Richard at Bosworth: Im not knowledgeable about battle tactics at all, Being an Army Brat my entire life and too close to 2 world wars and Korea, so battlefield tactics don't interest me. But a thought occurred to me having read a squib about Bosworth, in that&. part of Richards erratic ragged last minutes were partly to blame by encountering the new French tactic of the long pike. The horses weren't used to seeing them, as well, and may have spooked, unseating riders. Also on the side of the element of surprise was the tactic of laying the long spiked poles out flat on the ground, and as the riders approached, raise the spikes at 45 degrees... it was too late to divert a charging horse and rider, and disaster struck! This might have been the Bosworth scene, from what I recall&the main issue was the first use of the long poles. Carol D.

Correct Carol. This is the latest thinking, along with the main French
polemen attacking Norfolk's flank and rolling it back.
In spite of Richard's study of military tactics it appears the Greek
phalanx was not something he anticipated.
Paul

On 17/02/2013 06:07, Carol Darling wrote:
> Re: Richard at Bosworth: Im not knowledgeable about battle tactics at all, Being an Army Brat my entire life and too close to 2 world wars and Korea, so battlefield tactics don't interest me. But a thought occurred to me having read a squib about Bosworth, in that&. part of Richards erratic ragged last minutes were partly to blame by encountering the new French tactic of the long pike. The horses weren't used to seeing them, as well, and may have spooked, unseating riders. Also on the side of the element of surprise was the tactic of laying the long spiked poles out flat on the ground, and as the riders approached, raise the spikes at 45 degrees... it was too late to divert a charging horse and rider, and disaster struck! This might have been the Bosworth scene, from what I recall&the main issue was the first use of the long poles. Carol D.
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Stanley [Both Brothers] Had a lot of 'Retainers' [We know later that H7 fined the Elder for this VERY excess] unlike modern war, NUMBERS often brought about victory. 
 
Kind Regards,
 
Arthur Wright.



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>Re: Richard at Bosworth:  Im not  knowledgeable about battle tactics at all, Being an Army Brat my entire life and too close to 2 world wars and Korea,  so battlefield tactics don't interest me.  But a thought occurred to me having read a squib about Bosworth, in that&. part of Richards erratic ragged last minutes were partly to blame by encountering the new French tactic of the long pike.  The horses weren't used to seeing them, as well, and may have spooked, unseating riders.  Also on the side of the element of surprise was the tactic of laying the long spiked poles out flat on the ground, and  as the riders approached,  raise the spikes at 45 degrees... it was too late to divert a charging horse and rider, and disaster struck!  This might have been the Bosworth scene, from what I recall&the main issue was the first use of the long poles.  Carol D.
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