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1]MACEDONIAN HETAIROI COMPANION CAVALRY.
The cavalry force that won alexander his empire,unmatched in its day.Lead by alexander in person and composed of friedns with superb camaraderie and co ordination.Campaigned from greece to india.
Weapons and armour.
Xyston-Thrusting spear.
Kopis-short sword.
Boetian helmet.
Shoulder guards.
Bronze cuirass.
Horses had partial head and breast plating for limited protection vs missiles.
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Kopis.
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Organized into tetrachies.
Each tetrachy of 49 men was formed into WEDGE formation.4 tetrachies formed a squadron[ILE].
Each squadron had 200 heavy cavalry.
Only the royal Ile had 400 men.This was commanded by alexander in person and composed of the creme de la creme.
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The tetrachy wedge.Four wedges like these formed a ile[squadron].The phalanx held the enemy in place with its pikes while the cavalry wedges smashed its flanks.
Next;Arab Mobile guard/ummayad cavalry.
1]MACEDONIAN HETAIROI COMPANION CAVALRY.
The cavalry force that won alexander his empire,unmatched in its day.Lead by alexander in person and composed of friedns with superb camaraderie and co ordination.Campaigned from greece to india.
Weapons and armour.
Xyston-Thrusting spear.
Kopis-short sword.
Boetian helmet.
Shoulder guards.
Bronze cuirass.
Horses had partial head and breast plating for limited protection vs missiles.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Kopis.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Organized into tetrachies.
Each tetrachy of 49 men was formed into WEDGE formation.4 tetrachies formed a squadron[ILE].
Each squadron had 200 heavy cavalry.
Only the royal Ile had 400 men.This was commanded by alexander in person and composed of the creme de la creme.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
The tetrachy wedge.Four wedges like these formed a ile[squadron].The phalanx held the enemy in place with its pikes while the cavalry wedges smashed its flanks.
Next;Arab Mobile guard/ummayad cavalry.