09-01-2007, 08:24 AM
Well..Caesar,when encountering more mobile foes (in Africa, for example) found it difficult to engage them with legionaries because "they could not advance far from standards"..which is interpreted that they were trained to fight in close formation. That is interpretation is augmented by the statement that Caesar had to specially train some of his troops to counter enemy Numidian light infantry and operate together with cavalry.
Legionary equipment does not make them suitable for such tasks either...which is the task of light infantry and cavalry.
Legionary equipment does not make them suitable for such tasks either...which is the task of light infantry and cavalry.
(Mika S.)
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"Audendo magnus tegitur timor." -Lucanus-
"Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior." - Catullus -
"Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit."
"Audendo magnus tegitur timor." -Lucanus-
