Well, in the Bhagavad Gita and in Ramesses' inscriptions, chariot archers did win battles, were the heroes, and were the nobles. There's some speculation that

Well, in the Bhagavad Gita and in Ramesses' inscriptions, chariot archers did win battles, were the heroes, and were the nobles. There's some speculation that changes in weaponry making this approach obsolete were the main cause of the Bronze Age Collapse. (Devereaux is writing about more recent wars, but archer volleys from chariots seem even less likely.)