[AnAmericanMother]

Sharpened stakes to defend against cavalry.

It's actually the longbowman at Agincourt (the caption is underneath not above the pic). You may recall that the English archers had the French cavalry's number that day.

[AnAmericanMother]

Sheesh! The PICTURE is underneath not the caption. Anyhow, you can recognize the archer by the longbow -

What of the bow?
The bow was made in England:
Of true wood, of yew-wood,
The wood of English bows;
So men who are free
Love the old yew-tree
And the land where the yew-tree grows.

[Bigg Red]

Yipes! Poor horses. Early forerunner of the pike?
(I know a little about history, but my knowledge of military history is quite lacking.)

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...the caption is underneath not above the pic....

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Duh! Not the first time quick skimming has gotten the best of me.

Thanks for the info.