Assertion: knight's use | /r/CapableOf | prove effective
Facets:
value: against heavy cavalry
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the 14th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the 14th century the use of infantrymen armed with pikes and fighting in close formation also proved effective against heavy cavalry, such as during the Battle of Nancy, when Charles the Bold and his armoured cavalry were decimated by Swiss pikemen.