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title: English Civil War Pikemen
author: Laurence Ferrett
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14941/english-civil-war-pikemen/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# English Civil War Pikemen

_Authored by Laurence Ferrett_

## Image File

[![English Civil War Pikemen](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14941.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14941.png)

## Image Caption

A re-enactment of a charge by pikemen as was seen at such engagements as the 1648 [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Maidstone during the English Civil [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1642-51).

The event was 'Military [Odyssey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Odyssey/)' in Kent in 2011.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Ferrett, L. (2021, December 01). English Civil War Pikemen. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14941/english-civil-war-pikemen/>
### Chicago
Ferrett, Laurence. "English Civil War Pikemen." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 01, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14941/english-civil-war-pikemen/>.
### MLA
Ferrett, Laurence. "English Civil War Pikemen." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Dec 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14941/english-civil-war-pikemen/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pike_Charge_Battle_of_Maidstone_Military_Odyssey.jpg) by [**Laurence Ferrett**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pike_Charge_Battle_of_Maidstone_Military_Odyssey.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 December 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.