The halberd was only retained by a small number of experienced soldiers to defend the banners, and to break up an enemy's formation if the pike advance was halted.The new Swiss system proved an astounding success on the battlefield: victorious in the Burgundian Wars, defeating the Holy Roman Empire in the Swabian War, and as mercenaries they were a key component of French King Charles VIII's armies in Italy.
From the late 1300s some Swiss started to carry the long pike, at first as a minority weapon, the bulk of their soldiers still carrying the halberd.
Additional coverage for the following nations and factions from the introduction of Swiss-style pike tactics or Hussite war wagons by themselves or their opponents until 1500 AD: Aragonese, Berber (Wattasid), Bohemian (Catholic), Burgundian, Castilian, Danish, English (Lancastrian, Yorkist and Tudor), Florentine, French, German (Imperial, Feudal and City armies), Granadine, Hungarian, Hussite (Taborite and Utraquist), Low Countries, Milanese, Neapolitan, Papal, Polish, Rus, Scots, Swiss, Venetian.
Aragonese 1450-1479 AD
Berber (Wattasid) 1466-1500 AD
Bohemian (Catholic) 1419-1449 AD
Bohemian (Catholic) 1450-1500 AD
Breton 1456-1465 AD
Breton 1466-1491 AD
Burgundian 1450-1464 AD
Burgundian 1465-1470 AD
Burgundian 1471-1477 AD
Castilian 1476-1497 AD
Danish 1488-1500 AD
English (Britain) 1450-1454 AD
English (Lancastrian) 1455-1484 AD
English (Yorkist) 1455-1482 AD
English (Continental) 1475 AD
English (Yorkist) 1483-1485 AD
English (Yorkist) 1486-1497 AD
English (Tudor) 1485-1500 AD
Florentine 1400-1414 AD
Florentine 1415-1439 AD
Florentine 1424 AD
Florentine 1440-1500 AD
French 1466-1479 AD
French 1480-1483 AD
French 1484-1500 AD
German (Imperial) 1425-1449 AD
German (Imperial) 1450-1487 AD
German (Imperial) 1488-1500 AD
German (Feudal) 1450-1489 AD
German (Feudal) 1490-1500 AD
German (City N & W) 1450-1487 AD
German (City N & W) In addition armies can include contingents from historical allies. Here the battlefield was still dominated by the longbow and dismounted men-at-arms, although a few mercenary pikemen were recruited for some campaigns.