06-28-2006, 06:48 PM
The historical tasks of light cavarly could be accomplished by men armed this way. Scouting, foraging and raiding all might involve fighting disorganized enemies or comparable bodies of light cavalry. Formed units of heavy cavalry or heavy foot could be avoided. Pursuit of a routed enemy could be very rewarding, for a man with a long lance on an unemcumbered fast horse. The prodromoi would not be in the middle of the battlefield; but maybe at the edges.
Felix Wang