I said it all.
http://youtu.be/-LTyesa18oI
In the above video, titled "Again", the following happens.
At 0:05, the Ptolemaioi charge at the Saka infantry. Unfortunately, the Saka infantry is already fighting Ptolemaioi infantry. The Ptolemaioi cavalry does not charge from the Saka side, but from his own side, thus going through his own infantry. This, my friends, is "charging through one's men".
Pause at 0:50. Here, notice something about the positioning. The Saka cavalry is charging the Ptolemaioi infantry, the same infantry I mentioned above. Analogously to the Ptolemaioi charge earlier, the Saka player charges from his own side, and not from the Ptolemaioi side. The Saka cavalry is about 6 or 7 horses wide as it charges, and half of its front collides with Saka troops, while the other half collides with Ptolemaioi troops. Some people might say this is charging through one's own men, but I would let this slip for one major reason. The Saka player is not charging through the length of his men. The Ptolemaic charge at 0:05 goes through the length of his own front. This is unacceptable.
The Ptolemaic charge at the Saka rear at 1:00 is clearly legal. Those horses go around the engagement line and hit the rear of the Saka, rightly causing a series of routs among the Saka infantry.
I hope this clears some questions that people might have. If you have any questions, please, I'm happy to take them.
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