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Originally Posted by nik1979
From his anecdote a program running a simulation of 13C longbowmen of 5,000 against an equal no. of Napoleonic Riflemen. Depending on the circumstance they can defeat each other quite soundly. Bottomline is basically the morale, the first to receive a terrible loss would be the loser.
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Which is what happened during the Wars of the Roses. Both sides started out with longbow volleys. Those on the losing side of such an exchange charged first and usually lost because the enemy was in a prepared position