English Civil War Pikeman Red Historical Custom Minifigure - United BricksUnited Bricks English Civil War Pikeman Gray Minifigure Brand New Pike and shot was a historical infantry tactical formation that first appeared during the Italian Wars of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and was used until the development of the bayonet in the late 17th century. This type of formation combined soldiers armed with pikes and soldiers armed with arquebuses and or muskets. The English Civil War (1642 1651) was a series of civil