The true "300"

Permit me to come in the middle here.

The Question of Cavalry is somewhat controversial right now amogst Historians.

many view the use of Cavalry as ShadeHonestus is discrbing.

However.

There is new light being thrown at the use oof it during the Time of Alexander the Great.

Mainly by the work of Robert E. Gaebel.
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev...15411084744526

Which demonstrates that Alexander the Great did in fact use the Hetairoi(Companion Cavalry) in a Shock role.

At this time the subject is controversial, and I hope that we dont go in to the controversy ourselves :)

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Originally Posted by Suraknar

Permit me to come in the middle here.

The Question of Cavalry is somewhat controversial right now amogst Historians.

many view the use of Cavalry as ShadeHonestus is discrbing.

However.

There is new light being thrown at the use oof it during the Time of Alexander the Great.

Mainly by the work of Robert E. Gaebel.
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev...15411084744526

Which demonstrates that Alexander the Great did in fact use the Hetairoi(Companion Cavalry) in a Shock role.

At this time the subject is controversial, and I hope that we dont go in to the controversy ourselves :)

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Interesting link, Suraknar. Indeed, this is the level of exchange we should have in the Monastery, not Backroom style confrontation.

Four-meter lances aren't usually used for much else than shock action. Probably because they kinda suck for anything else.

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Originally Posted by Adrian II

Interesting link, Suraknar. Indeed, this is the level of exchange we should have in the Monastery, not Backroom style confrontation.

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I agree completelly Adrian II.

And francly prefer it personally than confrontation, to me it is not about who is right and who is wrong. History is there for us to discover, explore and learn, and it can be a more enjoyable journey to do so by exchanging with eachother and from eachother's knoweldge of it.

~:cheers: