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The push of pike was a particular feature of late medieval and Early Modern warfare that occurred when two opposing columns of pikemen (often Swiss mercenaries or landsknechts) collided and became locked in position along a front of interleaved pikes. The push of pike would continue until one of the opposing formations collapsed, which would generally lead to massive casualties. During push of pike, opposing blocks of pikemen would advance with their pikes "charged" horizontally at shoulder level to jab at one another until bodily contact was made. The two sides would then push physically until one or other of them gave way. Each man pressed on the one in front, and so the action would have likely become a combination of hand to hand and push.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gerards Pike )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dunbar )〕 Rodeleros along with the doppelsöldner were used in order to break push of pike engagements. The push of pike played an important role in the English civil war as one-third of the infantry consisted of pikemen. Pikemen often cut down the lengths of their pikes in order to make them more manageable. This habit had on many occasions disastrous consequences as the side with the longest pikes had the advantage during push of pike.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=English Civil War )〕 ==Battles involving push of pike== *Battle of Arbedo (1422) Italian Wars: * Battle of Ravenna (1512) * Battle of Novara (1513) * Battle of Pavia (1525) * Battle of Ceresole (1544) English Civil War: *Battle of Langside (1568) *Battle of Torrington (1648) Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604): *Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) Eighty Years' War: *Battle of Zutphen (1586) *Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600) Irish Confederate Wars: *Battle of Benburb (1646) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「push of pike」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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