08-03-2010, 09:25 PM
Quote:I don't recall any historical evidence for the saw tooth formation. I can't see any tactical advantage for it. In the video the Britons fill up the spaces and have a mirror formation
against the Romans and in theory have the same formation and tactical advantage against the Romans. What little evidence we have for the wedge as a legionary tactic could be interpreted that there were both hasty (Ad Hoc) and deliberate (Trained & practiced) forms of the tactic.
Thank you John, it seems that there is no known evidence for this 'sawtooth' formation, makes one curious as to why it is depicted in not one but two seperate documentaries. The History? channel should be more careful in their programming choices, (I guess that is the reason for legal disclaimers. :wink: ) Still, I believe that proper research and references should be used in all 'historic' documentaries to be aired for public viewing, as most people would not know the difference between theory and known fact.
Thanks to everyone for their input!
Mark
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Mark Hayes
"The men who once dwelled beneath the crags of Mt Helicon, the broad land of Thespiae now boasts of their courage"
Philiades
"So now I meet my doom. Let me at least sell my life dearly and have a not inglorius end, after some feat of arms that shall come to the ears of generations still unborn"
Hektor, the Iliad
Mark Hayes
"The men who once dwelled beneath the crags of Mt Helicon, the broad land of Thespiae now boasts of their courage"
Philiades
"So now I meet my doom. Let me at least sell my life dearly and have a not inglorius end, after some feat of arms that shall come to the ears of generations still unborn"
Hektor, the Iliad
