Pisces Axxxxx Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 In The Battle of Hastings by Bradbury, the author mentions that executing a Cavalry Charge required great training and strong levels of discipline for a number of reasons. Among the reasons that he mentions, the one that got my attention is his mentioned that one of the dangers of Cavalry Charges and indeed one of the primary reasons that training a Knight took so much effort was the big possibility of hitting a nearby Knight with your spear, sword, lance, etc just as a charge is gaining momentum. That you can accidentally hit a Knight next to you or in front of you as you beging to pull out and aim your arms. It is for this reason he states that you cannot simply just get trained infantry and put them on horse and expect them to perform effectively. He implies that soldiers not trained for cavalry warfare would end up inflicting friendly casualties toward other soldiers on horse. That a Knight or similar Cavalry would need to be trained in holding their arms and coordinating a cavalry charge so they don't accidentally kill nearby Knights in the charge. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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