stirrups

From: Karin Goihl & Daniel Fahey <goihlk_at_zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 00:08:15 +0200

Joerg or Peter:
>Stirrups: Haven't the Char Un had good opportunity to adopt them by now?
>In DP they appear as shock cavalry rather than as mounted archers.

Stirrups aren't used by all cavalry. Most plains "Indians" chose not to use them. Stirrups were known to them and often used by their women. Alexander and his cavalry didn't know of the stirrup but fought as heavy cavalry, and were pretty good at it.

Happy Eostra!
Daniel

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