Lord Burgess1
Rock the boat
This army of horsemen, all of whom were trained to use a bow from horseback and expected to use one in battle as a primary weapon, conquored the largest empire that has ever been known to man, bare none. Genghis's territory was larger then the British Empire, Alexanda the Great and the Roman Empire.
Kalnia said:British Empire at its height in the 1900's
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Mongolian Empire at its hight in 1200's
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Ok I wont deny the British Empire is marginally larger, I was mistaken for saying it was smaller in simple landmass. But most of the Australian outback was undahbited and so was the colder Northern Canada, so I'm assuming that the Mongolian Empire was close in actual size when it came to habitable land , even if the British Empire was simple the larger one. But Britain did not conquor her Empire with horseback archery but with breechloader-rifle wielding soldiers who were trasnported with a large navy, so its kinda unfair to compare the two.
Many men, few horses. They used their arhcers on foot and in mass, and reserved the horses for shock or reconnaissance during most of their history.Lord Burgess1 said:ive also wondered why the western cultures never embraced horse archery
Kalnia said:British Empire at its height in the 1900's
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Mongolian Empire at its hight in 1200's
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Ok I wont deny the British Empire is marginally larger, I was mistaken for saying it was smaller in simple landmass. But most of the Australian outback was undahbited and so was the colder Northern Canada, so I'm assuming that the Mongolian Empire was close in actual size when it came to habitable land , even if the British Empire was simple the larger one. But Britain did not conquor her Empire with horseback archery but with breechloader-rifle wielding soldiers who were trasnported with a large navy, so its kinda unfair to compare the two.