How was cavalry useful in middle ages battles?

A Medieval Knight on horseback was the tank of the time. A fully armoured knight and horse weighed over a tonne about 10 foot high ( 3 meters) with a 14 foot (4.2672 meters) steel tipped lance held out in front coming at you at approx 30 miles an hour (48 kph) They didn't charge alone but in formations. read more

the History of Weapons and Warfare THE MIDDLE AGES . Other books in this series include: Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome The Civil War The Native Americans . Maine • London • Munich .Weapons and Warfare the History of THE MIDDLE AGES Don Nardo by 83ES LUCENTK BOOKS THOMSON * GALE San Diego • Detroit • New York • San Francisco • Cleveland • New Haven. read more

Fighting a pitched battle without holding a significant advantage was rare in the middle ages. The point was to achieve your aim without risking everything in battle. It is also deeply problematic to label the armoured horseman a social class. read more

Heavy cavalry is a class of cavalry whose primary role was to engage in direct combat with enemy forces, and are heavily armed and armoured compared to light cavalry. Although their equipment differed greatly depending on the region and historical period, they were generally mounted on large powerful horses, and were often equipped with some form of scale, plated, chainmail or lamellar armour as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes. read more