- The stirrup came into Europe from China in the 9th century and allowed the rider to better balance in the saddle White theorizes that the stirrup allowed the couching of the lance technique to proliferate- Without the stirrup, the rider was more likely to fall off when attacking with the lance- This allowed for the appearance of heavy cavalry and the heavy cavalry charge- Cavalry Charge: when an army of counted cavalry charge at either another army of mounted cavalry or an army of infantry

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