Italian Wars French Gendarmes Heavy Cavalry

Italian Wars French Gendarmes Heavy CavalryRide to death or glory with the final hurrah of the armoured knight! The French Gendarme (literally man at arms) was the ultimate evolution of the medieval knight, who had dominated European warfare for centuries. Fully encased in the pinnacle of plate armour technology, tilting a lance at the enemy, and thundering into combat on horseback, he was in many ways something of an anachronism when compared to the artillery and infantry arrayed against him.