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Author Topic: Spanish Reconquista, Yusef ibn Tashfin's Hasham Guard Cavalry Page 6 08/02/2  (Read 10612 times)

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Re: Reconquista at Partizan, Yusef ibn Tashfin's Hasham Guard Cavaly Page 6
« Reply #75 on: February 08, 2020, 10:42:58 AM »
Very immersive! Beautiful!

Thanks Tonhel  :)

08/02/20

Finally, the completion of another cavalry unit! This time it is the turn of Yusef ibn Tashfin's Hasham Guard Cavalry Regiment.

Heavy Cavalry such as the Hasham Guard were something of a rarity among the Berber tribes thus it is likely that the guard units were specially raised and trained as personal bodyguards to the Emir, Shaykh or Sayyid.  These units would not fight in the Christian style with their increasing tendency to couch the lance but rather with throwing spears and javelins albeit mounted on very sturdy horses. It is not clear as to whether the Hasham Guard units would use feigned flight as a tactic like many other Muslim cavalry types.

More info (painting, history) can be found on my blog:
http://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/02/reconquista-at-partizan-yusef-ibn_7.html








Cheers :)
« Last Edit: February 09, 2020, 04:57:58 PM by Atheling »