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The military transformation of medieval Europe: Stirrups vs. social cohesion
- 082349872349872 3y agoI think the role of cavalry charges for breaking infantry is commonly overrated; from what I have read, the usual time to deploy cavalry was after opposing infantry has wavered or has broken: at worst delaying them from regrouping, and at best converting the temporary advantage into a decisive victory. (that said, who in a feudal society would even want armed peasantry? kind of goes against the grain of the society...)