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  • HenryWong327@lemmy.mltoGreentext@sh.itjust.worksAnon studies history
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    4 months ago

    The Youtuber Brandon F has a 4 part series talking about why they fought like this. Spoiler- it wasn’t because they were stupid.

    Part 1

    TLDR- if you split up you just get run down by enemy cavalry.

    Part 2

    TLDR- a close formation lets you concentrate your firepower at one point.

    Part 3

    TLDR- a close formation makes communication and controlling the army much much easier (or even possible at all).

    Part 4

    TLDR- the formation makes the troops less likely to run away.










  • Or that castle sieges were much more boring than made to seem and would last months

    Huh, what media are you talking about? Might just be the generes I enjoy but I’ve never seen anything suggest that castle sieges didn’t last ages. Wouldn’t that kinda go against the point of a siege?