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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sword-dancer" data-source="post: 257333" data-attributes="member: 1491">Re: Chapter VI -- Revolt and Revenge (continued)Yes it worksCounterminig was a often used action, when the enemie had digged under your wallsthey would burn the pillars of wood and then the wall should crumble.And this would be "easier" the try to ram or shoot down the gaulic walls.Because they were not only filled with earth but reinforced inside with wood.. Especially for the scutum and the closed combat a legionair had only 90 cm place about 30 cm free room between his comrade and himself That isn`t tue klight or unarmorde auxiliaries were skirmishers like balearic singers.I remember a picture if an archer with scale armor.The heavy inf auxiliaries were armed with a (brince mainly IIRc), great oval or round flat? shield, spear/lance the hasta, scale or mail armour and a short sword or maybe the spatha.  Not necessary not even usualA Lance, the force a knight was have to stand considered of him, his squire maybe a page, the couitillon a heavey man at arms fighting at horse, a few "Archers", were archer could only meant not men-at-arms, so lighter armed and maybe fought on horse maybe on foot.The problem with heavy inf was often IMHOThe Knights,  wanting the glory for themselves, not trained to meuver at a large force.remember the anglosaxon stood at hastings against Williams the bastards, norman knights and archers long.only when they broke their ranks to attack the normannic knights get them down.I didn`t know if the anglosaxons wouldn`t like to shoot down by a hail of arrows, get uin rage over Harolds dead or were tricked from William(feigned retreat maybe) or any combination of aboveOr Courtrai wwere the flamish Citizen militias won againstfrench knights.Only a roman citizen culd be taken into an roman legion, IIRC i remember heard something about auxilliar legiones bur i wouldn`t coun t on it.OTOH if necessary the romans would give the recruits citizenship when he was accepted as legionair(finished boot camp successfully maybe)I hope this helps-If it interrupts the thread tell me and i will delete it.</blockquote>

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