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It's also worth noting that the Mongols were turned back by the Germanic tribes because, well, compound bows simply don't work in damp European forests whereas
by troutwine 15y ago
It's also worth noting that the Mongols were turned back by the Germanic tribes because, well, compound bows simply don't work in damp European forests whereas francesca _do_. Phallanx tactics versus maneuver, as the author has it, is meaningless in the face of the inability or unwillingness to adapt to your environment.
- nl 15y agoReference? The Mongols easily won the Battle of Legnica in Poland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Legnica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Legnica That's really the most Western of their major battles, and they were turned back by choice, not by losses in battle. Were there any cases where they had anything other than skirmishes with Germanic tribes?
- sedachv 15y agoMongols? Germanic tribes? Damp forests? You have a very interesting view of that period of history.