05-30-2006, 05:50 PM
I know that the carolean army under normal circumstances marched between 20 and 30 kilometers a day with a days rest every other day, and they used the same means of transportation ( transport, personnel, leather boot). Besides wouldn't it make sense to leapfrog your army (The vanguard waiting for the rear to catch up). Especially if you had just one road and couldn't march in parallel columns, and you couldn't be sure when and where you would come into contact with an enemy? I wouldn't be very smart to come into contact with an angry neighbor with your vanguard while most of your army were still miles away.
Just the musings of an armchair tactician.
Just the musings of an armchair tactician.
Titus Valerius Gallo a. k. a.
Arngrim Blodulv a. k. a.
Thomas Rehbinder
Arngrim Blodulv a. k. a.
Thomas Rehbinder
