Hiya Tosa
It is my current understanding that the fighting peasants organized into military “ashigaru” units did not happen until 1485, when the ji-samurai formed the ikki army.
If it is as you say, that the mounted yari were a reaction to the quills (stekelvarken
) of the ashigaru, then should the yari cavalry be included in an Onin War conflict, which ended in 1477?
And indeed, I am thinking that without the gun wall, that the cavalry archer will emerge to fill a more important role in samurai wars also
Anyone have a reaction to 120 man units, pro or con?
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