. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . nd them, and arrayed his native Roman cavalry,all horse-archers, in two long wings. The Frankish columncame rushing down on the centre, and scattered the front lineof regular infantry and the second line of archers behind themwithout any great difficulty. It then came into contact with theHeruli and other Foederati who lay behind the light troops, andbegan to push them back. But at this moment Narses wheeledinwards both his wings of horse and threatened to charge theflanks of the advancing mass. The Fran
. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . nd them, and arrayed his native Roman cavalry,all horse-archers, in two long wings. The Frankish columncame rushing down on the centre, and scattered the front lineof regular infantry and the second line of archers behind themwithout any great difficulty. It then came into contact with theHeruli and other Foederati who lay behind the light troops, andbegan to push them back. But at this moment Narses wheeledinwards both his wings of horse and threatened to charge theflanks of the advancing mass. The Franks were at once forcedto halt, and made ready to receive the attack of the instead of letting his horsemen close, Narses halted thema hundred yards from the enemy, and bade them empty theirquivers into the easy target of the great weltering mass ofspearmen. The Franks could move neither to front nor flank, forfear of breaking their array and letting the horsemen into thegaps, hence they stood helpless, exposed to a shower of missiles ^ Proc, De Bell. Gott. iv. 35. PLATE A.
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