10-04-2006, 09:24 AM
The Britons who used chariots used these chariots to move their noble warriors to the battle field where they fought on foot not far away from the chariots. If the fight didn't go well for them they got back to their chariots and moved away. I think that Caesar mentioned this.
About German and Gallic cavalry I think that the German cavalry had the upper hand at Alesia. But I don't know what the reason was of this and if this was always the case.
Celtiberian cavalry was used by Hannibal.
I think, really heavy cavalry, didn't exist at that time because they didn't use stirrups. Maybe reading a good book about cavalry tactics can help you a lot.
Warhorse
Cavalry in the Ancient World
Sidnell, Philip
ISBN: 1852853743
Hardback
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Not Yet Printed
Cavalry
Its History and Tactics
Noland, Louis Edward
ISBN: 1594160317
Edition New ed
Hardback
Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon
Muir, Rory
ISBN: 0300082703
Edition New ed
Paperback
Yale University Press
About German and Gallic cavalry I think that the German cavalry had the upper hand at Alesia. But I don't know what the reason was of this and if this was always the case.
Celtiberian cavalry was used by Hannibal.
I think, really heavy cavalry, didn't exist at that time because they didn't use stirrups. Maybe reading a good book about cavalry tactics can help you a lot.
Warhorse
Cavalry in the Ancient World
Sidnell, Philip
ISBN: 1852853743
Hardback
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Not Yet Printed
Cavalry
Its History and Tactics
Noland, Louis Edward
ISBN: 1594160317
Edition New ed
Hardback
Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon
Muir, Rory
ISBN: 0300082703
Edition New ed
Paperback
Yale University Press
Tot ziens.
Geert S. (Sol Invicto Comiti)
Imperator Caesar divi Marci Antonini Pii Germanici Sarmatici ½filius divi Commodi frater divi Antonini Pii nepos divi Hadriani pronepos divi Traiani Parthici abnepos divi Nervae adnepos Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus Arabicus ½Adiabenicus Parthicus maximus pontifex maximus
Geert S. (Sol Invicto Comiti)
Imperator Caesar divi Marci Antonini Pii Germanici Sarmatici ½filius divi Commodi frater divi Antonini Pii nepos divi Hadriani pronepos divi Traiani Parthici abnepos divi Nervae adnepos Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus Arabicus ½Adiabenicus Parthicus maximus pontifex maximus
