heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry

[Domen]

I suppose I know what is this book claiming already before reading it.

However, I just want to point out that most of historians are only analysing those changes from one perspective - perspective of transformations taking place within the structures of infantry.

On the other hand, not many historians bother to take a look also at transformations taking place within cavalry of the period - and analysing the decline of quality of cavalry from this perspective.

I've briefly explained above, what contributed to decline of cavalry from this point of view. This took place. Question is what was more important - improvement of infantry or decline of quality of cavalry.

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The most important change within 14th century infantry, was introduction of pikes and pike warfare.

So it was not some alleged "improvement of discipline", but rather acquisition of longer sticks.

As for Agincourt - vast majority of French knights fought dismounted there. So it was not a victory of archers vs cavalry, but vs infantry. And a very important role was played by dismounted English knights.

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