11. Mounted archers were stationed, together with light-armed slingers, in front of the main infantry line.12. The cavalry acted in pairs; the reins of the mounted archer were controlled by his neighbour's hand. 13. They are very good mounted archers , shooting four-foot-long ( 1.2 m ) arrows. 14. The buffalo hunts of the North American prairies may be the best-recorded examples of bowhunting by mounted archers . 15. Shorter bows are more suited to use on horseback, and the composite bow enabled mounted archers to use powerful weapons. 16. Captured turcopoles ( locally recruited mounted archers employed by the crusader states ) were also executed on Saladin's orders. 17. Soldiery of the era ranged from lightly armed mounted archers to heavy infantry, in regiments of varying size and quality. 18. The slower moving infantry have little to no hope of catching the mounted archers , putting them at a distinct disadvantage. 19. In addition, there were two additional bodies of allied troops, both mounted archers , 600 Huns and 400 Heruls. 20. Later on, Alexander himself used mounted archers recruited among the Scythians and Dahae, during the Greek invasion of India.
