"Mongol Warrior v European Knight Review" Topic

" This is the latest in Osprey's 'Combat' series by Stephen Turnbull. I have been sceptical about this and similar series because some of the match-ups are a bit tenuous, and they don't offer much that hasn't been covered in other series by the same publisher. However, this is an interesting match-up, pitting two very different warriors against each other.

Of course, the Mongols were not the first horse archers the European Knight had faced. Nevertheless, most western European knights had little experience with this warfare. The Mongols were also much more than just another Steppe horse archer. They had heavy cavalry, brought their knowledge of siege warfare from China, and the sheer numbers and tactical awareness made them a feared enemy…"

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Armand

The comparison is a stretch. Mongol cavalry would not normally engage a western knight in one on one combat. The Mongols would use their greater agility and pester a group of knight with arrows and tire them and their horses. They would kill unprotected horses leaving knights stranded and vulnerable. The fight was between the well-organized Mongol units against the individualistic knights. In open terrain, the Mongols would win every time. In closed terrain their tactics did not work very well. That is why they stopped at the Hungarian plain.

Thanks.

Armand