spearmen
Polearm-wielding warriors
Spearmen is the plural of spearman—a soldier or warrior armed with a spear.
The term appears primarily in historical contexts describing ancient and medieval warfare, where spearmen formed the backbone of infantry forces: The spearmen held the line against the cavalry charge.
In fantasy games and fiction, spearmen are a basic military unit.
Ancient Greek heavy infantry
- legionariesRoman military infantrymen
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- immortalsBeings that cannot perish
- ThracianAncient Balkan region native
Persian · centurion · gladiator · cataphract · charioteer · velites · companions · auxilia
Massed infantry formation
- shield-wallInterlocked defensive battle formation
- testudoRoman protective shield array
- serriedPacked closely together
- rankPosition in hierarchy
file · hedgehog · bristling · echelon · wedge · column · line · square
Soldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
- halberdiersSoldiers armed with axe-pikes
- lancersSoldiers with long weapons
- footmenLiveried household servants
- infantryGround combat troops
shieldbearers · skirmishers · levies · militia · conscripts · auxiliaries · mercenaries · kern
hoplites
Ancient Greek heavy infantry
- legionariesRoman military infantrymen
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- immortalsBeings that cannot perish
Thracian · Persian · centurion · gladiator · cataphract · charioteer · velites · companions · auxilia · cohort
phalanx
Massed infantry formation
- shield-wallInterlocked defensive battle formation
- testudoRoman protective shield array
- serriedPacked closely together
rank · file · hedgehog · bristling · echelon · wedge · column · line · square · tortoise
pikemen
Soldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
- halberdiersSoldiers armed with axe-pikes
- lancersSoldiers with long weapons
- footmenLiveried household servants
infantry · shieldbearers · skirmishers · levies · militia · conscripts · auxiliaries · mercenaries · kern · regiment
pike
Long battlefield spear
pilum · shield · buckler · helm · breastplate · greaves · shaft · point · crossguard · leather
thrust
Forceful forward motion
impale · skewer · jab · parry · ward · hold · advance · stand · engage · counter
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- ancient armiesphalanx, legion, hoplites, heavy infantry, light infantry
- Ancient PersiaPersepolis, Cyrus the Great, Xerxes, Behistun inscription, satrap
- ancient warfarephalanx, warriors, army, legion, battle
- East Asian Warfarebattles, warriors, soldiers, generals, infantry formations
spearmenarchers
People who shoot bows
bowmen · swordsmen · crossbowmen · musketeers · riflemen
spearmencavalry
Mounted military force
horsemen · mounted warriors · knights · dragoons · lancers
spearmenarchers
People who shoot bows
bowmen · snipers · sharpshooters · artillery crews · bombardiers