Hobelars

Hobelars
Light cavalry who wore a light steel cap, a short coat of mail, using either a short sword, light lance, or bow. Such troops were in common use in Scotland, but additionally Edward III used them with great effect during the Battle for Calais in 1347.

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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