longbowmen

English medieval archers

Longbowmen were soldiers armed with longbows—tall wooden bows capable of firing arrows at great distances with penetrating force.

The term appears most often in medieval military history, particularly regarding English archers whose massed volleys proved devastating at battles like Crécy and Agincourt: The longbowmen decimated the French cavalry.

equipment

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Toxic conifer, flexible timber

bowstringCord spanning weapon's curve
quiverTrembling or arrow case
arrowsShafted projectiles for bows

bracer · armguard · nock · shaft · fletching · broadhead · bowyer · fletcher · bodkin · recurve

medieval

yeomen

Minor landholders or guards

levyCompulsory government charge
garrisonStationed military force
vassalsFeudal subordinates owing service

feudalism · bodkin · chainmail · surcoat · heraldry · tournaments · english · welsh · peasantry · militia

warfare

volley

Simultaneous firing burst

formationCreation or arrangement
flankingAt the sides of
skirmishBrief, limited combat

siege · barrage · infantry · cavalry · tactics · garrison · militia · stakes · entrenchment · pikemen

marksmanship

aim

Purpose or direction

accuracyDegree of correctness
drawCreate with pencil
releaseTo let go

anchor · trajectory · distance · yardage · windage · elevation · stance · form · strength · practice

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volley

aim

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