Uesugi Kenshin  | 10 Jul 2018 8:17 a.m. PST |
I'm not looking for a single historical figure but rather a type of cavalry warrior (ie. British Napoleonic Hussar, French Gendarme, Mongol or Samurai Mounted Archer, Boer Pathfinder, etc…). Thanks. |
 Parzival | 10 Jul 2018 8:32 a.m. PST |
Norman Knight
Comanche warrior
Parthian archer cavalry
Alexander the Great's Companion cavalry
Nubian cavalry, Punic wars |
| Gunfreak | 10 Jul 2018 8:50 a.m. PST |
French Italian war gendarmes is up there.
Russian Napoleonic hussars. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 10 Jul 2018 8:52 a.m. PST |
"Nubian" or Numidian? Cause I'd vote for Numidians as well. |
| DeRuyter | 10 Jul 2018 9:01 a.m. PST |
Sassanid clibinari & cataphracts
French Grenadier a cheval
French Napoleonic cuirassiers
Polish winged hussars
Cromwell's New Model horse
Cossacks
Australian Light Horse |
| Irish Marine | 10 Jul 2018 9:03 a.m. PST |
Polish winged hussars Norman Knight |
| robert piepenbrink | 10 Jul 2018 9:03 a.m. PST |
Mongols.
But it's French hussars on my shelves. Much better uniformed. |
| Alcibiades | 10 Jul 2018 9:06 a.m. PST |
How about the Huns and Avars? |
| Parzival | 10 Jul 2018 9:20 a.m. PST |
Nubian" or Numidian? Cause I'd vote for Numidians as well. Brain glitch.  Yes, Numidian. |
| Winston Smith | 10 Jul 2018 9:21 a.m. PST |
Anna Comnena was quite impressed with the Normans. |
| USAFpilot | 10 Jul 2018 9:31 a.m. PST |
As a group, the Mongols. As a romanticized individual, the medieval knight. |
| Patrick Sexton | 10 Jul 2018 9:40 a.m. PST |
Sassanids, Mongols (most definitely), Plains Indians and the Normans. |
| PzGeneral | 10 Jul 2018 9:42 a.m. PST |
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| DisasterWargamer | 10 Jul 2018 9:56 a.m. PST |
Plains for light Cavalry
Winged Hussars for heavy Cavalry |
| MajorB | 10 Jul 2018 10:11 a.m. PST |
Define the criteria to be "finest"? |
| Winston Smith | 10 Jul 2018 10:16 a.m. PST |
Now there you go again. 
Whatever you want it to be. |
| Tommy20 | 10 Jul 2018 10:43 a.m. PST |
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 Aurochs | 10 Jul 2018 10:58 a.m. PST |
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 Herkybird | 10 Jul 2018 11:03 a.m. PST |
Turcomans come to mind, they beat Mongols and Normans! |
 etotheipi  | 10 Jul 2018 11:45 a.m. PST |
Mongols
Huns
15th Century Wallachians
Also … Nazgul
and Women Polar Bear Riders in Ridiculous Armour selling Peppermint Schnapps
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| wrgmr1 | 10 Jul 2018 12:08 p.m. PST |
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| Razor78 | 10 Jul 2018 1:52 p.m. PST |
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| robert piepenbrink | 10 Jul 2018 2:29 p.m. PST |
Am I overlooking Byzantine cataphracts? |
| Frederick | 10 Jul 2018 2:41 p.m. PST |
As a group no question Mongols One on one I would pick a medieval knight |
| 21eRegt | 10 Jul 2018 2:42 p.m. PST |
Mongols
American Plains Indians
Companions
Rohirrim get honorable fantasy mention |
| BW1959 | 10 Jul 2018 2:51 p.m. PST |
Repeater armed Union Cavalry |
| Kevin C | 10 Jul 2018 4:38 p.m. PST |
Comanche warriors -- at least until the Texas Rangers got a hold of revolvers. |
| McWong73 | 10 Jul 2018 4:49 p.m. PST |
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| evilgong | 10 Jul 2018 4:51 p.m. PST |
Numidians? as I think Duncan Head points out in his book Masso-Punic book, the reputation of the Numidians is inflated, the only time they meet other light cav, Spanish, they get thrashed. DB |
| Tgerritsen | 10 Jul 2018 6:19 p.m. PST |
What, no one is going to bring up the modern tanker? The mount may not be a horse, but they still ride that mount into battle. If we're limited to horses, I'd go with the Arab cavalry (circa Saladin) or the Winged Hussar. |
| Narratio | 10 Jul 2018 7:01 p.m. PST |
Women Polar Bear Riders in Ridiculous Armour selling Peppermint Schnapps – Oh, now I HAVE to start modelling! Elephants? Add in all those elephant types from Burma, India, Carthage etc. Ahhh, Camels! The Camel Corps, add them. :) |
| ZULUPAUL | 11 Jul 2018 1:07 a.m. PST |
Mongols
Polish Winged Hussars |
| USAFpilot | 11 Jul 2018 5:58 a.m. PST |
The Winged Hussars look cool, but one would think those wings don't serve any practical purpose and would only weigh you down and get in the way when in a fight. |
| Gunfreak | 11 Jul 2018 8:08 a.m. PST |
All those that say winged hussars are wrong, wife is quite clear that they are stupid! |
| goragrad | 11 Jul 2018 7:42 p.m. PST |
Byzantine cataphract. Winged hussar. Armenian heavy cavalry. Georgian heavy cavalry. |
