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Post by judebecker on Feb 27, 2023 15:12:17 GMT
Having an interest in post Charlemagne Europe and seeing the large pitched battle of Lechfeld in 955, I went to my purple tome with curiosity. I then discovered there is no provision for Magyar infantry in the army lists but this article clearly mentions Magyar infantry as a critical element in the battle plan of the Magyars. warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-battle-of-lechfeld-955-ad/ Any ideas on what type of infantry this could have been? |
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Post by Brian Ború on Feb 27, 2023 16:15:50 GMT
Having an interest in post Charlemagne Europe and seeing the large pitched battle of Lechfeld in 955, I went to my purple tome with curiosity. I then discovered there is no provision for Magyar infantry in the army lists but this article clearly mentions Magyar infantry as a critical element in the battle plan of the Magyars. warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-battle-of-lechfeld-955-ad/ Any ideas on what type of infantry this could have been? Maybe the Avar army III/13a might give a hint: all in all not better than 4 x 3Ax and 1 x Ps. But I'm no expert (although I own a horseshoe from the battlefield).  By the way: an excellent link! |
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Post by vodnik on Feb 27, 2023 17:36:47 GMT
...that time the Magyar did occupy a few slavic tribes. But Lechfeld was a fast cavalry raid with no slavic support. Most slavic tribes were allied with the Bohemians...
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Post by louien on Feb 27, 2023 22:54:58 GMT
Can it be covered through allies?
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Post by timurilank on Feb 27, 2023 23:04:43 GMT
Can it be covered through allies? Definitely. The request was for infantry and III/1c can bring 2 x 3Ax, 1 x Ps to the table. DBMM lists the option for Slav foot (3Ax and Ps) for the Magyar |
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Post by judebecker on Feb 28, 2023 3:49:54 GMT
Thanks for the help. In the DBMM book I noted this option is only after 896. But, I'm not a stickler on that sort of thing. The DBA lists are something I'm still getting accustomed to using and hadn't thought to look at the early Slav lists.
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