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Thread: units for Aragon`

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    Default units for Aragon`

    what do you think?
    all spanish`
    spanish and portugese mix
    or
    spanish and milanes mix
    what units?

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    Default Re: units for Aragon`

    In Ibéria all the christian factions had some military units that are the same, for example the Castille and Leon and Portugal had the Ginetes/Jinetes, Aragon had the Cavalls alforrats

    And had other unique military units:

    Military units
    Example:
    Portugal had the Aventureiros (Heavy pikemen with stylish swords, Shield and armour. (Elite) – Veterans Soldiers of the African Wars);
    Castille and Leon had the Tercios (Elite Pike Unit);
    Aragon had The almughavars or almogavars. These were infantry who, despite a lack of armour, soon gained a reputation for their fighting ability. They formed part of the armies used in the conquest of Valencia and were a major component of the Aragonese forces in Sicily. After the treaty of Caltabellota, a large number left Sicily and became the Catalan Company, working for various employers in and around Greece. Eventually they carved out their own state. Not all almughavars joined the Company though - some, for example, seem to have been part of della Ratta's mercenaries in Florence.
    They were a mercenary corps, very irregular but somehow well organized and herarchyzed. A body of Almughavars were led by an Almocaden, and the leader of the whole corps was the Adalid, meaning literally "leader" in Arab.


    To aswer to your question, Aragon had some unique military units, and military units from Castille, Portugal, France and Sicily
    Last edited by PedroL; April 07, 2010 at 10:59 AM.
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