Lawrence Mott's article on this Catalan/Angevin naval action has recently been posted on the de re militari website. I found this article really useful in...
Hi Luke, Thanks again for the info, what I am trying to work out is the Periokoi I have a good idea on the Spartans themselves and their allies Teagans, ...
I understand this conversation comes up from time to time and does generate some friction between those who believe horses could charge infantry and those who ...
Steven James wrote on 01/7/06 20:51 ... Book depths would be 2 men deep during ACW. Bunching might give you 3 deep, but is unlikely. I'm not sure what you mean...
... http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/mott.htm I'm afraid medieval naval warfare is something I've been bending some time towards. There is a...
Unbridled, I presume you mean all out, w/o control. The French Napoleonic tactics, which took their mAnuals from the 7YW, eschewed this tactic. Mass achieved...
The Civil War battleline towards the end of the war was 2 deep, and the amount of space between men was increasing. 3-4 deep was Fredericksburg, and similar...
... No known differences from any other "Spartans" so if you are modelling a date when the Spartans themselves had lambdas on their shields, like the 4th...
... chance ... preferred the ... he ... I would guess that Forrest's mounts were unbridled because their riders were using both hands to shoot. I very much...
... velocity ... made as he ... Yes, which is why I doubt there is any similarity to anything pistol- packing Confederate troopers were getting up to. Your...
If you are wounded in the extremities, of course not by whatever weapon of choice, and there will always be the odd tale of people surviving truly horrendous...
... weapon ... surviving ... were ... target's ... Historically, pistols fired from horses at charging opponents tended to miss: They rarely if ever halted...
... From: "Brendan Moyle" <chthoniid@...> To: <ancmed@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 4:58 AM Subject: [ancmed] Re: The Battle of Malta...
I seem to recall reading references to Bernard of Clairvaux in his white Cistercian habit. So I was surprised last week to read a reference in a secondary...
And I suppose sustained rifle fire had nothing to do with deterrence? Luxor ... and the ... Fredericksburg, ... of ... it ... charge ... steady, ... broke, ......
Its the old cavalry thing of blaming the horse for reining in. Why are we having a problem with accepting that the Romans do this to charge home because they...
I have no argument against investigation. I do have trouble understanding how this idea that horse will not charge humans has come from. The unbridled charge...
When I replied, I stated that they were used primarily in disordered melees, which were at close range and very effective over sabers and other swords. The...
You don't need a sabre if you have a shot gun or a revolver. both are far superior to the sword in a charge. Luxor ... you 3 ... with the ... comparisons ... ...
As far as Im aware the Cistercians rule said they wore white. ... From: "Tom Downs" <tdowns3@...> To: <ancmed@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 02,...