02-07-2007, 04:40 PM
Don't forget that Caesar's units were veterans and used to working together, whereas Pompey had received legions (Scipio's?) who were not used to working in such a massed combined force. The latter were also greener compared to Caesar's, and would probably respond to panic far more readily.
Pompey was also arrogant through strength in numbers, ordering his troops to hold and let Caesar's initial charge tire his men out, as if they were new to the scrap. When Caesar's officers didn't fall for this and realised what was going on they paused to regroup, and regained their breath halfway between the lines. This is a good indicator of the experience these men had who were reasonably, at that point in the battle, under their own command so long as they stuck to the objectives.
Pompey was also arrogant through strength in numbers, ordering his troops to hold and let Caesar's initial charge tire his men out, as if they were new to the scrap. When Caesar's officers didn't fall for this and realised what was going on they paused to regroup, and regained their breath halfway between the lines. This is a good indicator of the experience these men had who were reasonably, at that point in the battle, under their own command so long as they stuck to the objectives.
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