Battle of Stratton
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The Battle of Stratton, also known as the Battle of Stamford Hill, took place on 16 May 1643, at Stratton in Cornwall, during the First English Civil War. In the battle, the Royalists destroyed the Pa
Site of the Battle of Stratton, in Cornwall
Push of pike
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The push of pike was a particular feature of Late Middle Ages and early modern warfare that occurred when two opposing columns of pikemen met and became locked in position along a front of interleaved
Battle of Stratton
…With the Royalist troops running short of ammunition, the Parliamentarian pikemen under Major-General James Chudleigh charged Grenville's regiment at push of pike. Grenville was knocked over and his troops shaken, but Sir John Berkeley's musketeers made a counter-attack that stopped the Parliamentarian momentum…
Swiss mercenaries and Landsknechte engaged in a push of pike (engraving by Hans Holbein the Younger, early 16th century)
Right hand section of preceding drawing