Editing Medieval warfare (section)

===Swiss pikemen===
The use of long pikes and densely packed foot troops was not uncommon in the Middle Ages. The [[Flemings|Flemish]] footmen at the [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]] met and overcame French knights in 1302, as the [[Lombard League|Lombards]] did in [[Battle of Legnano|Legnano]] in 1176 and the Scots held their own against heavily armoured English cavalry. During the St. Louis crusade, dismounted French knights formed a tight lance-and-shield phalanx to repel Egyptian cavalry.  The Swiss used pike tactics in the late medieval period. While pikemen usually grouped and awaited a mounted attack, the Swiss developed flexible formations and aggressive manoeuvring, forcing their opponents to respond. The Swiss won at [[Battle of Morgarten|Morgarten]], Laupen, [[Battle of Sempach|Sempach]], [[Battle of Grandson|Grandson]] and [[Battle of Morat|Murten]], and between 1450 and 1550 every leading prince in Europe (except the English and Scottish) hired Swiss pikemen, or emulated their tactics and weapons (e.g., the [[Landsknechte|German Landsknechte]]).[[File:Arc long anglais.jpg|thumb|upright=.6|A modern replica of an English longbow.]]