Schiltrons
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Because of the threat posed by the Feudal English knights, the Scots needed a special tactic. They used their Common pike to arrange a special defensive tactic known as schiltrons. Schiltrons are groups of men crouching shoulder to shoulder with their long pikes slanted outwards.

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