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RedRampant.com (551 words) |
 | Highly effective as light cavalry, the Numidian horsemen would dash up to an enemy, let lose light javelins, and then gallop away before they could be met with a counter attack. |
 | Caesar commanded Numidian archers, often fighting alongside men from Crete who were reputed to be the best archers in the world. |
 | Numidian cavalry serve in the fight against the Dacians as depicted in Trajan's Column. |
| The Nimble Numidian (3475 words) |
 | Numidians were always tormented by the lack of solid fighting foot troops. |
 | The Numidians had stationed themselves and their horses among the thickets and although they were not completely hidden by the low trees, it was difficult to distinguish just what was there since the men and their standards were concealed both by their surroundings and by camouflage." [Sallust. |
 | Numidian cavalry and infantry were used to operating with elephants and capable of stiff resistance as long as the elephants stood fast. |