02-27-2006, 07:29 AM
Crikey! I stand thoroughly corrected, thanks.
Caius, in that case, how do you think a cavalry charge would fare against the formations being talked about, assuming ancient cavalry horses were trained to do the same?
Does anyone have Arrian's Tactica, or Hyland's book on the subject? Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman, AD 14 - 193, by Nic Fields, says that Roman cavalry would not be expected to charge a formation of foot, but to skirmish around them and soften them up by throwing missiles. Tacitus also describes how loyal Roman cavalry refused to charge a solid line of Batavian cohorts (Histories 4.33).
However, that doesn't take into account other nations and how they operated, although Roman cavalry practice seems to be based on Gallic practices and training.
Caius, in that case, how do you think a cavalry charge would fare against the formations being talked about, assuming ancient cavalry horses were trained to do the same?
Does anyone have Arrian's Tactica, or Hyland's book on the subject? Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman, AD 14 - 193, by Nic Fields, says that Roman cavalry would not be expected to charge a formation of foot, but to skirmish around them and soften them up by throwing missiles. Tacitus also describes how loyal Roman cavalry refused to charge a solid line of Batavian cohorts (Histories 4.33).
However, that doesn't take into account other nations and how they operated, although Roman cavalry practice seems to be based on Gallic practices and training.
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