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    His higness, the Sultan Member Randarkmaan's Avatar
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    His victories are very impressive indeed, and I think especially so since at the time the Arabs had very few warhorses, most warriors were camel-mounted infantry(who proved to be very effective) and there were pretty few warriors altogether (compared with the Byzantines and the Persians).
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    The Battle of Uhud (Mountain) is where Khalid had his famous victory against the Muslims. The layout of the battle was something this (North South orientation may not be right):

    AAA MMMMM UU
    UU (this UU should be vertically alogned with the others UUs)
    QQQQQQQQ UU

    where M=Muslims, A=Muslim archers, Q=Quraysh, U=Uhud Mountain. The Prophet posted a company of archers on a mound which would prevent the Quraysh from sending their cavalry (under Khalid's command) in a flanking manouver against the Muslims.

    But, in the heat of battle, when the tides were turning against the Quraysh, most of the archers abandoned their post to partake in the loot. Khalid saw this opening, slew the reamining archers, and flanked the Muslim force, which led to their defeat, and the near death of the Prophet(S).

    If you search Google Earth, and zoom in to Medinah, you can still see the site of the battle and what is left of that mount.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randarkmaan
    His victories are very impressive indeed, and I think especially so since at the time the Arabs had very few warhorses, most warriors were camel-mounted infantry(who proved to be very effective) and there were pretty few warriors altogether (compared with the Byzantines and the Persians).
    Not when the Byzantines almost completely disbanded their military...

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    As Randaarkman said, most arab troops were haganah, camel mounted infantry, either swordsmen, spearmen, or archers, and very few cavalry. The arab armies of that time were way outnumbered by the Byzantine and Persian armies, and very lightly armed and armoured, yet they were victorious, due to this general's command.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kralizec
    Not when the Byzantines almost completely disbanded their military...
    Ever heard of the battle of Yarmuk/Hieromax (sp?)?

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    He was an excellent general (in terms of tactics, I put him at number 2 after Hannibal in another thread), but he was also more sanguine as compared to his contemporaries (meaning Arab generals, as the Sassinid and Byzantine armies were much more fond of atrocities then Arabs at the time). He was removed from his position by a Caliph, perhaps because of this.

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