Hard riding no saddles or stirrups

[Tiberius Martius]

Usually when suicidal attacking is involved, it is the individual choice of the person making the attack. As part of normal precedure, you can't really ask that of most people with any certainty. You can't really pay someone to commit suicide for your own cause.

Suicide attack, except maybe at critical war turning moments, is not a sound military tactic. If you retreat at least your force is preserved as a possible threat. When you're dead you're just *gone*. When there is no threat, your enemy does exactly what he likes without fear. If you lose a battle and retreat, your enemy must still proceed cautiously. Force preservation is very important.

I totally agree...that's exactly what I was trying to say.