What Type of Cavalry Did Lithuanians Use to Counter the Crusaders in the 13th Century? by Eligijus Šmidtas

“…Eliminating this backwardness, the Lithua­nian state had begun using heavy cavalry forces by the early 15th century.…”
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M. Licinius Crassus’ Parthian War: Campaign 53 BC by Smykov, Evgeniy Vladimirovich

“…It was the brilliantly realized combined use of horse archers and heavy cavalry that ensured the Parthians victory at Carrah. …”
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The Representation of Military Troops in Pingcheng Tombs and the Private Household Institution of Buqu in Practice by Chin-Yin Tseng

“…Consisting of infantry soldiers alongside light and heavy cavalry accompanied by flag bearers, such a military scene presents itself as a point of interest amidst the rest of the funerary setting. …”
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The Hungarian View of the Battle of Muhi (April 11, 1241): A New Interpretation of Historiographic Traditions by Szabó J.B.

“…This is where we run into a question that historians constantly return to: whether the Hungarian defeat was due to the decline of the light cavalry and the one-sided western-style tactics, or possibly the weakness of the heavy cavalry. We know well enough from existing research, however, that the causes of the Hunga­rian defeat are not to be sought in the Hungarians’ tactical inflexibility. …”
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Periodic Revival or Continuation of the Ancient Military Tradition? Another Look at the Question of the KATÁFRAKTOI in the Byzantine Army by Michał Wojnowski

“…Whereas a comparison of the construction, material and use of the individual elements of weapons and armour used by the Byzantine heavy cavalry from the sixth century and the first half of the seventh century with those of the ancient catafracti and clibanarii, allows us to draw the conclusion that the Byzantine heavily armed cavalry was its continuation, not necessarily in respect of the identity of the formations and their tactics, but more so in respect of the used arms and other elements of equipment. …”
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