Quote Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
No you are correct. Not only that these walls were made to keep people in and they couldnt shoot from them. The enemy was in the tower above them for the whole fight it seems. The sargent had to fire in three seperate directions to hold them all off.



These are rear echelon troops and could well have been surprised if they had gotten through. They werent so close as to know a battle was going on. Those in the compound were outnumbered at least 6 to 1.



It wasnt entrenched and they were far outnumbered.



How their inside a stockade with the enemy at the only gate?
I'm just curious... they talk about a courtyard and a single gate.

A courtyard is normally surrounded by buildings otherwise it is called just a yard.

People come in a single entrance and are surrounded by buildings... I thought those on the inside firing into a courtyard would have a superior postion.

I'm trying to figure out the pros and cons of standing at the gate vs using the buildings for cover and firing from there at intruders at the gate?

Or was it purely a walled in yard?