[gothic-l] Gothic Cavalry Strength

[Bertil Haggman]

Keth,

Thank you. I am fine. How are you?

On cavalry see my latest contribution. The question is, among
other things, who were the most powerful cavalrymen: Goths,
Huns or the American indians?

Certainly horses needed water too but grainfeeding was typical
during cavalry campaigns, also in the American West. As an
example the Corps commander of the Scandinavian Corps
during the ABW let the horses graze when the Boers were surrounding
Kimberley. Suddenly the British attacked and the Scandinavians
found themselves being footsoldiers.

Gothically

Bertil



> If you are in an area with a lot of grass, it is no problem
> to find grass for the horses. The winter season might
> be a problem, though. But I believe I read somewhere that
> campaigns usually took place during the warmer seasons.
>
> For example from America there is rich documentation
> of extensive cavalry operations during the 19th century.
>
> And yes, Indians did in fact often steal horses if they had
> a chance. And so the problem really was what to do with
> the horses while you were camping. But I do not think fresh
> grass was a problem.
>
> For example in America there are plenty of wild horses,
> and they manage to stay healthy without being fed by
> humans [grain or whatever].
>
> Passing through thinly populated araes could also be
> solved by using special pack horses. That is, horses
> without riders that only carried supplies. Of course
> in dry areas water might be a problem, because horses
> do need to drink quite a lot. And it is best if you
> allow them to drink several times a day.
>
> The horse came to Scandinavia during the Bronze Age.
> If the Goths came from Scandinavia, they must already
> have used horses then.



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