My thinking is that surely being able to be seen from a distance away isn’t an advantage.
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Before the invention of long-range weapons, conflicts would usually require storming a well defended position.
The ultimate defensive position is a fortress. The next best thing is a literal high ground.
When you are in a well defended position, you won’t leave to fight the enemy. You wait until they attack you. The attacker knows that, and they also don’t want a bunch of angry men behind their backs while they are pillaging. Their best choice is to attack the defended position.
The problem is that attacking a defensive position is hard, very hard. They have the advantage. They are going to throw everything they can at you. Your best chance is to charge at them the fastest you can.
The charge used to be one of the most important parts of a battle. Because it could break a shield wall and also mean less time being shot at… and charging uphill with heavy equipment is going to drain your strength and also make you slower. This is why the higher ground was preferable.
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