Editing Feint (section)

==Retreats==
A '''feint retreat''', or '''[[feigned retreat]]''', is performed by briefly engaging the enemy, then retreating. It is intended to draw the enemy pursuit into a prepared ambush, or to cause disarray.  For example, the [[Battle of Hastings#Battle|Battle of Hastings]] was lost when Saxons pursued the Norman cavalry. That forfeited the advantage of height and the line was broken, providing the opportunity to fight in single handed combat on a neutral vantage point, a battle for which the Saxons were not ready. The [[Parthian shot]] is another example of a feint retreat in which mounted Parthian archers would retreat from a battle and, still riding, they would turn their bodies back to shoot at the pursuing enemy.