[Glorantha] Army of Sartar, cavalry (circa 1600)

From: Simon <bigredbat>
Date: Sun Sep 3 14:00:06 2006

Mikko asked

> I've been trying to figure out what sort of an army Sartar was able to
raise against Tarsh and the Lunars.

Personally, I go right back to the beginning with this- the OOB of White Bear, Red Moon.

In WBRM, there are 8 x 1000 strong city militia units, and 8 x 500 strong cavalry units. In the Sartar Free Army, there are 12 x 500 cavalry units (although one is the Pavis Royal Guard), and 10 x 1000 infantry units. There are also 3 x 500 Pol Joni cavalry in the Barbarian Horde.

This would give 18000 infantry, and (excluding the PRG) 11000 cavalry. These figures don't include the reserves, or the ducks, in the later "Dragon Pass". This represents a high ratio of cavalry to foot!

In my Glorantha, the majority of the Sartarite cavalry represent mounted infantry (as do some of the units in the lunar array such as the Blue, Red and Hadrians Dragoons).

A real world analogy would be the Anglo-Saxon select fyrd, who were mounted for mobility (and status), but who almost invariably dismounted to fight on foot, strengthening the shieldwall. They could fight mounted, and did on occasion, but it wasn't their main role, and they weren't all that good at it.

There are exceptions, of course, like the Pol Joni, who would be very reluctant to dismount.

Simon (Miller)

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