10-03-2016, 05:14 PM
Through our experiences we have come to a different conclusion on the nature of tribal warfare mechanics.
The Mongol Qidans conquered the Koreans using 400.000 horseman.
In the year 1227 the Mongol army had 135.000 warriors.
Or compare the Goths with another semi nomadic force namely the Jin, at the beginning of the 13th century the Jin had 125.000 horsemen( and 375 000 infantry).
About Logistics, who said that the nomadic tribes are not capable of making exquisite preparations to avoid disease and famine. Who decided that? Yes logistics is essential and this is why Radagaisus army was split in multiple parts and the Romans wanted to use the Fabian strategy.
I have not studied Zosimus’s likes and dislikes. Does he double or triple army numbers, I know not. I also do not say that the steppe warrior armies always consisted of hundreds of thousands of warriors. The sentiment I am trying to convene is that we must not easily underestimate the ancient world and fall into prejudice.
The Mongol Qidans conquered the Koreans using 400.000 horseman.
In the year 1227 the Mongol army had 135.000 warriors.
Or compare the Goths with another semi nomadic force namely the Jin, at the beginning of the 13th century the Jin had 125.000 horsemen( and 375 000 infantry).
About Logistics, who said that the nomadic tribes are not capable of making exquisite preparations to avoid disease and famine. Who decided that? Yes logistics is essential and this is why Radagaisus army was split in multiple parts and the Romans wanted to use the Fabian strategy.
I have not studied Zosimus’s likes and dislikes. Does he double or triple army numbers, I know not. I also do not say that the steppe warrior armies always consisted of hundreds of thousands of warriors. The sentiment I am trying to convene is that we must not easily underestimate the ancient world and fall into prejudice.
