Horse Power | E09 | Horses in Warfare and Conquest
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Listen now | As warfare evolved over ancient times, cavalry and horse-riding warriors and mercenaries became an essential component of armies. Skilled horse-riding warriors often originated from the nomadic tribes of the Eurasian steppe, where horses were abundant and tribal feuding and raiding was a way of life. These riders and their natural tendency to cooperate in small tactical units became highly valued in warfare for their speed, mobility, and combat skills, making them ideal for reconnaissance, raiding, and disrupting enemy supply lines. It also made war a much more efficient and effective operation. The charioteer or the mounted warrior could travel faster and farther, and carry more and deadlier weapons. It’s hard to deny, based on compelling amounts of evidence, that horse domestication may also have kicked the history of human violence and conflict up a good number of notches.
Horse Power | E09 | Horses in Warfare and Conquest
Horse Power | E09 | Horses in Warfare and…
Horse Power | E09 | Horses in Warfare and Conquest
Listen now | As warfare evolved over ancient times, cavalry and horse-riding warriors and mercenaries became an essential component of armies. Skilled horse-riding warriors often originated from the nomadic tribes of the Eurasian steppe, where horses were abundant and tribal feuding and raiding was a way of life. These riders and their natural tendency to cooperate in small tactical units became highly valued in warfare for their speed, mobility, and combat skills, making them ideal for reconnaissance, raiding, and disrupting enemy supply lines. It also made war a much more efficient and effective operation. The charioteer or the mounted warrior could travel faster and farther, and carry more and deadlier weapons. It’s hard to deny, based on compelling amounts of evidence, that horse domestication may also have kicked the history of human violence and conflict up a good number of notches.