Julian\'s heavy cavalry at Strasbourg; cowardice or common-se

[Spurius Papirius Cursor]

Thanks all thus far.

Robert's point is the one that causes me to frown. Why didn't they regroup? This is what gets me. The Romans don't seem to have had the c-&-c problems the germanics had.

Julian's position must have been reasonably visible on the field. (Though, maybe battlefield communications weren't all they might have been). Regrouping shouldn't have been an insurmountable problem.

Ammianus seems to have the most say on this episode. He is pro-Julian and perhaps understandably since Julian seems to have been being shafted by Constantius along the line.

But I also get the feeling Julian himself was a bit paranoid. I'm wondering whether Julian's opinions of the heavy cavalry and his actions thereafter stemmed from maybe a suspicion the retreat had been just a bit too quick.

Cheers

Howard/SPC