Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[dashydog]

Morning all. I dont know this story at all but Cavalry warfare does seem to have it's own maths. If you look at battles like Grunwald (1410), where the Poles thrashed the Teutonic Knights, which were cavalry battles, retainers or servants quadrupled the numbers in the field. Most, it seems, were mounted if necessity dictated, given the numbers of remounts that were customary, and they were formidable fighters. These chaps never got much of a mention because the Poles, like most equestrian elites, didnt rate "peasant activity" as important and infantry work, to them, was bordering on social disgrace.

So, your "relieving band" could have been a very potent little force.