Restore the Footman to Break the Horseman

“The feature characterizing the history of the art of war, from the fall of the Roman empire to the era of the Reformation, is the rise of cavalry as the main reliance of nations, and the corresponding decadence of infantry. This condition lasted for many centuries, until the English long-bow and the Swiss pike and halberd, coupled to the growth of firearms, again reduced the horseman to his true level.”

“From the establishment of feudalism until the Swiss at Morgarten and the English at Crécy proved the ability of good foot to withstand the best of cavalry, the horseman was preeminent.”