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Spanish pikemen at the Battle of Rocroi (media.piefed.social)
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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Pikemen are supposed to be clumped together, but not 6 rows deep, especially not AFTER the battle. That's just asking for projectiles to wipe em out. However I then realized it could just be limitations of the artist, or artistic choice to fill it out more.