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Is it true that warriors who fought on horseback were called vassals?

warriors who fought on horseback were called knights


Armored warriors who fought on horseback?

knights


Who were the fierce warriors who fought on horseback used iron weapons and ruled Egypt for 150 days?

Syrians


Soldiers who fight on horseback are part of what?

The Cavalry! In the past, the "cavalry" was further divided into "light" and "heavy" cavalry. Heavy cavalry served as shock troopers. Knight and Napoleon's curraisiers are examples of heavy cavalry. Light cavalry served a scouts, skirmishers, and pursuit forces to attack enemy stragglers. Hussars, chasseurs, and to a degree dragoons, are light cav. (In theory, dragoons were not really "cavalry." Yes, they rode on horseback; but but they were supposed to fight dismounted as infantry with carbines. Not all generals chose to use them this way,however. (And, although technically called just plain "cavalry," Sheridan's Union troops and Forrest's Confederate cavalry often fought this way, essentially operating as highly mobile light infantry).


How were wars traditionally fought in the 1700?

In the 1700s, wars were typically fought using armies that consisted of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Infantry soldiers were the backbone of the army and fought on foot with muskets. Cavalry soldiers fought on horseback and were typically used for reconnaissance and charges. Artillery was used to bombard enemy positions with cannons. Battles were fought in open fields or fortified positions, and strategies such as flanking, sieges, and frontal assaults were commonly employed.

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Is it true that warriors who fought on horseback were called vassals?

warriors who fought on horseback were called knights


What military branch fought on horseback?

Cavalry


Armored warriors who fought back on horseback?

Knights


Armored warriors who fought on horseback?

knights


Who were the fierce warriors who fought on horseback used iron weapons and ruled Egypt for 150 days?

Syrians


Who were the fierce warriors that fought on horseback used iron weapons and ruled Egypt for 150 years?

the hyksos


Arthur's hand picked warriors?

Arthur's hand picked warriors were called the Knights of the Round Table. They were the elite soldiers of their time and often fought on horseback.


Was the cavalry in the US Civil War like spys?

No, the cavalry was a troop that fought on horseback. Im the person with the question but oh well. I ment like where they kind of like spys because the where spying on the enemy


What do call soilders on horseback?

People who fight from horseback were called 'Cavalry.' This is a term descended from 'chivalry' when knights fought on horseback. Infantry who used horses as rapid transportation but fought on foot were called 'dragoons.' In Europe the terms have carried over - with tank crews inheriting the term 'cavalry' and mechanized infantry inheriting the term 'dragoons.' US practice differs however. In the US, the traditional fighting from horseback was obsolete by the time we began forming our first cavalry units so the term was inherited to a special force of dragoons who specialized in raids, scouting and long range patrols. The term 'the cavalry has arrived' came from the folklore of the old west when isolated towns and homesteads would have to hold out against indian raids until the local army fort sent a relief column (typically cavalry).


Soldiers who fight on horseback are part of what?

The Cavalry! In the past, the "cavalry" was further divided into "light" and "heavy" cavalry. Heavy cavalry served as shock troopers. Knight and Napoleon's curraisiers are examples of heavy cavalry. Light cavalry served a scouts, skirmishers, and pursuit forces to attack enemy stragglers. Hussars, chasseurs, and to a degree dragoons, are light cav. (In theory, dragoons were not really "cavalry." Yes, they rode on horseback; but but they were supposed to fight dismounted as infantry with carbines. Not all generals chose to use them this way,however. (And, although technically called just plain "cavalry," Sheridan's Union troops and Forrest's Confederate cavalry often fought this way, essentially operating as highly mobile light infantry).


How were wars traditionally fought in the 1700?

In the 1700s, wars were typically fought using armies that consisted of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Infantry soldiers were the backbone of the army and fought on foot with muskets. Cavalry soldiers fought on horseback and were typically used for reconnaissance and charges. Artillery was used to bombard enemy positions with cannons. Battles were fought in open fields or fortified positions, and strategies such as flanking, sieges, and frontal assaults were commonly employed.


What does Captain of Foot mean?

Older British origin military term. The word Foot meant an Infantry unit (foot soldiers). A Captain of Foot would have been an Infantry Company Commander. In a like manner, Horse meant Cavalry (soldiers that fought while on horseback) A Captain of Horse would have been a Cavalry Troop Commander.