KeeGeeBee t1_jab0z51 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:17 AM

Reply to comment by HorseRaceInHell in [WP] A fantasy army with its generic Hollywood tactics meets a small group of Medieval Infantry who understand things like "formations" and "discipline". by Bunnytob

I have never heard of nor can I find record of children being employed in this role - but having someone skitter under the lines of pikes to stab the enemy in their legs and groin was a real thing that happened.

ETxsubboy t1_jabgprp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:40 AM

Claymores were used in this respect, have guys swinging the bloody things in wide arcs under the pikes to cut the legs out from anything just out of reach of the tips of the pikes.

I could totally see children being used like this. The reality of children in warfare is chilling.