Every Medieval Soldier Explained - Feudal To Elite

A Swiss farmer with a stick helped destroy Europe's finest cavalry. Medieval armies weren't just knights, they were layered systems where reluctant farmers, underpaid sergeants, and crossbowmen banned by the Pope all had to work together before a single lance was lowered. We rank every type of medieval soldier from absolute zero to terrifying elite: the levies nobody wrote songs about, the archers who didn't win battles but made them winnable, the pikemen who shocked the entire military establishment, and the knights who were nothing without everyone below them. Which medieval soldier actually changed warfare forever?