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added to the Warfare Category

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Paul Matisz at 18:50, 25 October 2005

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	'''Broken ground''' was least advantageous to the mounted warrior, but favoured warriors on foot, especially in loose order [[formation]] like a [[skirmish line]]. Broken ground could be marshy, rocky, heavily wooded, or very hilly and uneven. In the [[highland\|highlands]] of [[Scotland]], it was frequently all of the above. The [[woods battle]] at [[Pennsic]] often involves broken ground-style terrain.		'''Broken ground''' was least advantageous to the mounted warrior, but favoured warriors on foot, especially in loose order [[formation]] like a [[skirmish line]]. Broken ground could be marshy, rocky, heavily wooded, or very hilly and uneven. In the [[highland\|highlands]] of [[Scotland]], it was frequently all of the above. The [[woods battle]] at [[Pennsic]] often involves broken ground-style terrain.

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Paul Matisz at 18:56, 24 October 2005

2005-10-24T18:56:28Z

New page

A '''battlefield''' is the area in which a [[battle]] is fought.

'''Open ground''' was the the ideal in-[[period]] battlefield was one which was broad, unobstructed, and had firm soil suitable for a [[cavalry]] charge. The [[Battle of Bouvines]] was fought on just such a battlefield. The [[field battle]] at [[Pennsic]] is an [[SCA]] example of an open ground battle.

'''Broken ground''' was least advantageous to the mounted warrior, but favoured warriors on foot, especially in loose order [[formation]] like a [[skirmish line]]. Broken ground could be marshy, rocky, heavily wooded, or very hilly and uneven. In the [[highland|highlands]] of [[Scotland]], it was frequently all of the above. The [[woods battle]] at [[Pennsic]] often involves broken ground-style terrain.

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