A common end date for the use of the pike in infantry formations is 1700, although some armies such as the Prussians had already abandoned the pike decades prior, whereas others such as the Swedish and Russians continued to use it for several decades afterward—the Swedes of King Charles XII in particular were using it …

The pikeman is the stronger form of the spearman. It benefits from a significant anticavalry bonus and also carries a bonus against ships. Some civs’ pikemen benefit from long polearms.

Pikemen were armed with 5 metre long pikes. In battle they stood in a block and protected the musketeers from enemy cavalry. Sometimes they fought enemy pike- men.

When the enemy employed a cavalry charge, the musketeers sheltered behind and between the pikemen. During the cavalry charge the pikemen aimed their pikes at the chests of the oncoming horses. Musketeers carried a matchlock. Although the matchlock was not very accurate it could kill a man from three hundred yards.

New Model Army, army formed in February 1645 that won the English Civil War for Parliament and itself came to exercise important political power. Oliver Cromwell leading the New Model Army at the Battle of Naseby during the English Civil War.

The English conflict left some 34,000 Parliamentarians and 50,000 Royalists dead, while at least 100,000 men and women died from war-related diseases, bringing the total death toll caused by the three civil wars in England to almost 200,000.

This civil war was a key point event in the history of England because the English monarchy nearly ended forever. The Roundheads won the English civil war because of their more qualified leaders, because they had better tactics despite the fact that they were sometimes outnumbered the Chevaliers.

There were many important reasons for Parliament’s victory in the first English Civil War such as their much better financial position, superior resources and the control of the navy but it was their annoyance and impatience with the Parliamentary army in 1644 which led to the Self Denying Ordinance and the creation of …

Battle of Naseby. Sir Thomas Fairfax led his troops to victory over King Charles I at the Battle of Naseby on 14 June 1645. His triumph won the First English Civil War (1642-46) for Parliament and ensured that monarchs would never again be supreme in British politics.

The main strategy was to advance at a quick trot until in range of the enemy. The men in the front fired, then wheeled away. In their second charge they advanced at full gallop using either a short sword or cutlass. In the Civil War, the opening of the battle usually involved groups of cavalry.

The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. The Civil War also marked the first use by Americans of shrapnel, booby traps, and land mines. Outdated strategy also contributed to the high number of casualties. Massive frontal assaults and massed formations resulted in large numbers of deaths.

The infantry of the English Civil War consisted of pikemen and musketeers. By the 1650s, this was closer to one to four or five and, as muskets became more effective and use of the bayonette became widespread, the pike become obsolete and the regular use of pikes ended with the beginning of the 18th Century.

Soldiers of the Civil War. The Civil War infantry was made up of two distinct types of soldier: pikemen and musketeers.

22 August 1642 – 3 September 1651

Looking at the events, 1639-1640, who do you blame for the Civil War – the king or Parliament? Some historians say that Charles’ actions, especially his attempt to arrest the five Members in January 1642, provoked the people to war.

This is in contrast to the 3% of the British population that died in the First World War. The impact on communities was devastating: homes were destroyed, the men needed for farming were gone and disease was rampant. Families were torn apart: brother against brother, son against father.