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norman army list milites

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:53 pm
by domblas
may i have an explanation about norman dismounted milites proportion in 1066: 1/3-2/3

does it mean 1/3 dismounted 2/3 mounted?
does it mean something else?

fogly

Re: norman army list milites

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:56 pm
by Irmin
domblas wrote:may i have an explanation about norman dismounted milites proportion in 1066: 1/3-2/3

does it mean 1/3 dismounted 2/3 mounted?
does it mean something else?

fogly
1/3 - 2/3 dismounted means if you have e.g. 30 mounted you can dismount between 10 and 20 leaving the rest mounted.

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:57 pm
by philqw78
Yes 1/3 to 2/3 of total bases. So if you took 12, from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 8 are dismounted

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:44 am
by domblas
thx u both