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Post by takitam on Dec 13, 2023 17:09:22 GMT
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Post by mrstabby on Dec 13, 2023 18:06:05 GMT
That's why battles during or after rain had the reputation of ending badly. For both sides. EDIT: I think they even called off battles when it stormed heavily before, but I could be wrong.
Have you ever been to a wet bog? I imagine this mud was pretty equal. Bog takes your shoes, and if yyou can't get out of them, you aren't getting out quickly, and if you are carrying heavy gear especially.
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Post by perignum on Dec 13, 2023 18:34:23 GMT
It’s one of the reasons the British found it so difficult in Ireland. For centuries there were very few paved roads and most of the country was bog and woodland. The gallowglass were as heavy as Irish infantry got. They were wearing maille, bascinets and carrying long axes up until the 1590s. It’s only recently that people have figured that they weren’t anachronisms. They were actually functionally optimised for Irish weather and terrain.
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