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Crossbow barrage

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Leopold orders his crossbowme­n to deploy as skirmisher­s. While they fire a barrage of crossbow bolts at the enemy meant to soften up the Swiss square, Leopold tells his vanguard to dismount and use their lances as pikes. The rest of his forces are to remain on horseback to run down the enemy once their formation has been broken.

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