Footman
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| - | This is the 1st rank for melee fighters. Footmen are regular, full time soldiers. Their numbers can include both | + | This is the 1st rank for melee fighters. Footmen are regular, full time soldiers. Their numbers can include both [[villein]]s and [[freemen]]. They rank above [[militiamen]]. |
| - | + | When a villein who prefers hand to hand combat first elects to enlist as a soldier, he or she will be considered a "footman". Footmen exist in both the ducal garrison and under the personal garrisons of knights. Footmen have just enlisted and have little combat experience, and since by default most troops will be expected to provide their own equipment, they will also have little in the way of armor. I suspect that I will make it mandatory that all footmen of my own Ducal Garrison train with pikes. | |
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This is the 1st rank for melee fighters. Footmen are regular, full time soldiers. Their numbers can include both villeins and freemen. They rank above militiamen.
When a villein who prefers hand to hand combat first elects to enlist as a soldier, he or she will be considered a "footman". Footmen exist in both the ducal garrison and under the personal garrisons of knights. Footmen have just enlisted and have little combat experience, and since by default most troops will be expected to provide their own equipment, they will also have little in the way of armor. I suspect that I will make it mandatory that all footmen of my own Ducal Garrison train with pikes.
