Byzantine battle tactics - Wikipedia Light cavalry were more specialized than the Cataphracts, being either archers and horse slingers (psiloi hippeutes) or lancers and mounted javelineers The types of light cavalry used, their weapons, armour and equipment and their origins, varied depending upon the time and circumstances
Late Byzantine Cavalry - War History Byzantium could not afford the long-term employment of expensive mercenaries of high quality Furthermore, the Byzantines did not use extensively mobile light cavalry units such as mounted crossbowmen and the Tourkopouloi (Turcopoles as they are called by the western sources)
Which Eastern Roman Empire Cavalry Are The Best: Top Byzantine Cavalry . . . In conclusion, the best Eastern Roman cavalry units were distinguished by their balance of armor, tactical versatility, and discipline Cataphracts represented the pinnacle of Byzantine horsemen for shock Troops, while light cavalry ensured flexibility and rapid response along volatile frontiers
BYZANTINE LIGHT CAVALRYMAN in Armies and Enemies of the . . . - x10Host It may have been troops of this type that constituted at least a part of the contingents of the quasi-feudal Stratiotes It is probable that many of the ex-Thematic cavalry as still served were also of this type They were possibly uniformed, and some may have been bow-armed
Byzantine battle tactics - Hellenica World The Byzantines fielded various types of light cavalry to compliment their Kataphraktos, in much the same way as the Romans employed auxilary light infantry to augment their heavy infantry legionaries
Infantry versus Cavalry: The Byzantine Response Abstract: This article reviews the battle tactics prescribed by the author of the Praecepta Militaria (ca 965) for the use of infantry facing cavalry
Byzantine army - Wikipedia The light cavalry (including the scutarii and promoti) featured high amongst the limitanei, being very useful troops on patrol They included horse archers (Equites Sagittarii)
Infantry vs. Cavalry : The Byzantine Infantry Square The formation and tactics which he developed were intended to solve two main difficulties for Byzantine infantry facing Arab cavalry — the swift attacks and counterattacks of the light skirmishers and the concentrated attacks of the regular or heavy cavalry
The Heavy Cavalry of Byzantium: Pillars of an Empire in Transition They provided reliable heavy and light infantry with experience in mountain warfare, as well as valuable cavalry recruits This region became a critical asset for Byzantium, not only for its martial population but also for its strategic location between competing empires