Heavy cavalry

Clibanarii, later Roman extra heavy cavalry, 357 A.D. Art by Christa Hook

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French and Burgundian gendarmes were the best heavy cavalry in Europe. They were exclusively shock cavalry and, as such, saw their role on the battlefield diminish.

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Empire Knights - Knights are one of the most common cavalry troops deployed in battle. Many knights have a certain color scheme or heraldry that identifies them with either a knightly order or a noble household. They are considered heavy shock cavalry, wearing heavy plate armor and wielding lances and swords into battle. Knights tend to be born from the nobler families of the Empire, a tradition that is often kept and practiced by most Knightly Orders.

Achaemenid heavy cavalry

Polish Heavy Cavalry 1610

Maratha Cavalry Warriors in Armour.

French heavy cavalry charge Burgundians by Igor Dzis

The battle of Kutna Hora (detail) fought in a cold winter night between the Hussites, led by Jan Zizka, and the combined Hungarian and German coalition led by King Sigismund of Hungary. The Hussites were a primarily infantry force based around the tactic of using war wagons as a bastion against enemy heavy cavalry assaults, a tactic Jan Zizka used to devastating effect.

"Imperial Cavalry. Heavy Armoured cavalryman from an Armenian tribe in the service of Rome, IV-V century AD." Artist P. Glodek.

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"Dun Banner Heavy Cavalry" Artist Stanton Feng

Ps cs3. About 12 hours. Byzantine heavy cavalry, 11th century. This type of elite heavy cavalry was named "cataphract"which means fully armoured, in a way.