http://www.armchairgeneral.com/weapon-files-the-longbow.htm All things military history! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:09:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/weapon-files-the-longbow.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9630 Graham Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:19:18 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/articles.php?page=1&p=3575#comment-9630 The Welsh bowmen that were first seen on the battlefield during the reign of Edward I "Longshanks" were a very effective component in the English army. They were vulnerable to cavalry charges on the flank, if not deployed in a secure position. The Welsh bowmen that were first seen on the battlefield during the reign of Edward I “Longshanks” were a very effective component in the English army. They were vulnerable to cavalry charges on the flank, if not deployed in a secure position.

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