About the Timurids,what army as the english would you advise for engaging the timurids in an open battle? I've been depleting what elephants they had in constant siege battles on the 2 citadels I still hold in the middle-east,but I really need to re-take aleppo,as I suspect they are using that citadel to train Khan's Guard units. I was thinking 7-8 units of retinue Longbowmen,some armoured Swordmen,maybe either Ribaults or Catapults,in case I do run into Elephants,and as a anti-infantry units,maube some Templar Knights depending how impetous they are,but I'm stuck by the lack of decent heavy spearmen,and I don't really want to imoprt any,as the HRe,egyptians and Turks hate me,and still have decent fleets that would try to sink any reinforcements..