Kneeling in formations, hot or not? Historical friends say it's a no no and that it should be a proper arrest like this https://imgur.com/a/0K1CiLh #medieval #rts #UE4pic.twitter.com/i4UZvt8cI6
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Renaissance and early modern European pikemen did sometimes kneel in the front rank, bracing their pikes against the ground. This has led to the assumption that other, earlier infantry did so, but often without evidence.
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Greek hoplits, Macedonian phalangites, Roman legionaries - none of them seem to have knelt their front ranks. I think some of the combined arms infantry techniques of the Han may have involved kneeling, but my knowledge is thin on the ground on that point, so I could be wrong.
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So did it happen at all? Yes. Was it common in a wide range of time periods? My sense is 'no.'
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Interesting, thanks for responding! The game is medieval Europe oriented (focusing on XIV century now). The friend who I've been discussing it with suggested that the only mention of late medieval pikemen kneeling in battle is to allow the archers behind them to shoot. WDYT?
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Also someone just popped this onto our Discord, supposedly a reenacment of a Byzantian anti cav formationpic.twitter.com/xvl3SvIDMZ
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Without a clear primary source attestation, I'd be cautious about using reenactors as evidence. In this case for instance, this 'Byzantine' formation is equipped with a mix of high imperial and late imperial Roman kit, most of which is clearly wrong.
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