Oct 28, 2013 · The Kanem-Bornu empire probably had one of the best professional armies of Africa. The Ottomans trained elite units of armored musketeers. In West Africa most armies used cavalry with chain mail, lances, swords, poison arrows. I saw a really cool picture of a hausa warrior on horseback in chainmail waving a sword and a very large shield.

Mar 19, 2011 · The Moors, known also as the Mauri, lived in the lands west of the Numidians, and were of the same racial stock as the Libyans and Numidians. Polybius seems to have regarded them as another group of Numidians. King Baga ruled over all the Moorish tribes during the Second Punic War – forming a single nation.

Apr 8, 2025 · In Europe entirely different styles were developed. At one time using a long sword and a dagger was popular, with dagger designed to try and catch the blade of the opponents sword. Later, in European duelling it was sufficient simply to …

Sep 10, 2024 · The Moorish cavalry, who were posted on the same wing as the elephants, followed suit and, abandoned by their protective screen, started the rout. Having thus speedily got round the elephants, the legions gained possession of the enemy's rampart; and when the few defenders who offered a spirited resistance had been killed, the remainder ...

Mar 26, 2025 · Moorish noblemen and servants playing chess, Chessbook of Alfonso X the Wise, fol. 22r. Spain (1283) Spain (1283) Reactions: Kilwa Sultanate , RandomName , UprightMan and 3 others

Sep 17, 2017 · -Illustration of Moorish weapons and armor from a colonial archaeological expedition, The Illustrated History of the World (Ward Lock, c. 1880) -French steel engraving of another set of armor belonging to Boabdil (his name can be …

Jan 17, 2025 · But as power shifted to the provinces and imperial colleges became the norm, many praetorians were uprooted from Rome and dispersed between emperors, and over time they became just one among several elite military units who accompanied the emperors, such as Legio II Parthica, the protectores, elite Moorish and Dalmatian cavalry, and the scholae ...

Sep 17, 2017 · ^This was what you said: " We know that the heaviest and most stifling armours ever invented were worn in summer campaigns in the Middle East." I wanted to know what campaign this was, and I assume you are talking about …

Mar 20, 2025 · A fearsome battle ensued along the frontlines. In the confined space of the battlefield, veterans on both sides hacked at one another with spear and sword and hurled pila. The rear ranks threw lanceae, a kind of light javelin, and plumbatae, lead-weighted darts, as well as shooting arrows. Maxentius' praetorians fought with special vigour.

Feb 3, 2022 · This is the first time the name "Moorish" is connected with "Urdu zaban", and that is the 1770s Gilchrist, 1802: "Thus Hindoostanee , which seems to be the lineal descendant of the Kanyukoobju , comprises numerous dialects, from the Oordoo zuban , or language of the royal camp and court , to the barbarous jargon which reciprocal mistakes have ...