Pike and Shot Tactics 1590–1660

Pike and Shot Tactics 1590–1660A careful examination of the development of infantry tactics from the late sixteenth to middle seventeenth century. Throughout the 17th century, large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving all of the major powers. This was therefore a key period in the development of 'modern' infantry tactics, such as the use of pole arms and muskets together, hence the popular expression pike and