Kingdom of Glywysing (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Cavalry

Royal Horsemen

Most armies of the early Middle Ages relied heavily on foot soldiers. This was due to the large number of low-status soldiers with little equipment of their own – certainly not horses – and little real training to speak of. In fact, cavalry-heavy forces were not generally part of the military fashion of the time until the development of the stirrup and the peaked saddle made them more attractive to the western powers. The stirrup increased the endurance, manoeuvrability and speed of the horse and reduced its rider's fatigue as the animal was easier to control; this, along with advances in armour technology, meant cavalry – now as heavy as the eastern cataphracts of antiquity - once again became a fixture on the battlefield.

Unit Name Royal Horsemen

Main Unit Key cha_cel_royal_horsemen

Land Unit Key cha_cel_royal_horsemen

Naval Unit Key cha_longship_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1000

Recruitment Cost 1000

Upkeep Cost 300

Melee Attack 40

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 20

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 45

Melee Defence 36

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield cha_round

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 54

├ Armour cha_scale

├ Armour Defence 54

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount cha_ger_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity cha_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 51

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of Alt Clut (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Glywysing (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Gwynedd (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Powys (Age of Charlemagne) Welsh Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Welsh Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)