Quote Originally Posted by katank
Actually the English really only get one viable type of infantry (armoured swordsmen). The dismounted English knights and billmen suffer major bug when fighting cav. Other dismounted types cost too much upkeep.

However, using stakes on longbows is good area denial tactic and stops cav charges. Retinue longbows are also amazing in melee as well as ranged combat.

Then again, troops matter little compared to command. I'm currently demolitioning most of Europe with my English spear militia/longbow/arty/mailed knights armies (distinctly low tech but effective).
Thank you Katank.

The english swordsman unit, either dismounted knights or armored swordsmen, is the only viable type of infantry unit for the english. Their spear units are so terrible that they have no lifespan in game terms, the billmen get chopped up by cavalry and the higher tech billmen get chopped up by higher tech units from other nations (so unless you can catch everyone in the stone age with your armored billmen, they aren't going to be effective enough to include for anything but roleplay value)