"Boar's Head" Formation hits Royalist Lines, Battle of Evesham Re-enactment 2021
Date: 7th August, 2021
Photograph Reference: P85904
Camera: Sony A77
ISO: 800
Exposure Time: 1/640sec
Exposure Time: 1/640sec
Aperture: F6.3
Focal Length: 150mm
Modifications: Camera JPG modified
The "Boar's Head" or "Arrowhead" formation is a medieval battle tactic where one army tries to smash through another's lines in a wedge-shaped formation, and it is believed that de Montfort's army may have attempted this tactic at Evesham. It is a risky manoeuvre though, as if the enemy line isn't broken, the enemy can then move to flank the attacking army, doing serious damage.