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+Title: Battle In The Middle Ages
+Date: 2021-07-27
+Category: War
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+There were three type of battles in Europe in the Middle Ages:
+
+1. [Raids](#raids)
+1. [Sieges](#sieges)
+1. [Field-Battles](#field-battles)
+
+There were two types of soldiers in Europe in the Middle Ages:
+
+1. cavalry
+2. and infantry.
+
+<h2 id="raids">Raids</h2>
+Infantry tended to not be used in raids, because horses had
+the advantage in speed and mobility.
+
+<h2 id="sieges">Sieges</h2>
+Cavalry were not much use in sieges, but when infantry were not
+available, the cavalry could obviously dismount.
+
+Later in the Middle Ages, infantry began using CrossBows, which
+were easy to use, and effective in sieges. And so, when infantry
+were available for sieges, they would often use CrossBows, and
+would often be Mercenaries.
+
+<h2 id="field-battles">Field-Battles</h2>
+In set-piece battles, cavalry and infantry could work together.
+
+For instance cavalry could not charge infantry that were in tight formation
+with spears. But cavalry were useful for attacking the enemy's flanks,
+and for pursuit in the case of a rout. However, for economic reasons,
+most field battles were fought between cavalry because it was too
+expensive to muster both cavalry and infantry most of the time.
+
+## Crusades
+The Crusades demonstrate that although most field battles in
+Europe during the Middle Ages were fought between Cavalry, the warriors
+of that age were capable of more sophisticated tactics.
+
+Here it should be noted, that because lands to the East tended to
+be more arid, the opponents fighting against the European Crusaders
+were more skilled on horseback and with the bow and arrow. Eastern-style
+fighting was much more cavalry-oriented.
+
+What tipped the scale in favour of the Crusaders in certain battles
+that they won, was the fact that the CrossBow could outrange the bow-and-arrow.
+
+So, the Crusaders would line up infantry with edged-weapons in front,
+behind them would be CrossBow Infantry, with Cavalry protecting the flanks.
+The edged-weapon infantry would protect the CrossBowMen, who would shoot
+over the top and protect the edged-weapon infantry from enemy harrassment.
+
+## Recommended
+This blog post is inspired by
+[Wittenberg To Westphalia Podcast](https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/){:target="_blank"}, specifically
+[Episode 38](https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/blog/episode-38-warfare-in-the-middle-ages-part-1){:target="_blank"},
+[Episode 39](https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/blog/episode-39-what-is-war-baby-dont-hurt-me){:target="_blank"}, and
+[Episode 40](https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/blog/episode-40-the-actual-war-bits){:target="_blank"}.