How do I train longbowmen?

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The longbow is particularly associated with Wales because the English adopted it from them. The English started using it during the time of Edward I (of Braveheart fame) who first subdued Wales before his wars with Scotland (would have been sometime in the late 1200's). The longbow was a major weapon in the Welsh armies and Edward was so impressed with it that he brought along a bunch of Welsh archers on his next Scottish campaign, where they devastated the immobile Scottish spear formations at Falkirk. From this point the English started training their own people in the use of the Longbow and by the time of Edward III and the hundred years war it was one of their primary weapons and had a huge influence on their tactics. They continued to employ many Welsh soldiers in their wars with France both as archers and irregulars.