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  Web Enhancements - The Crusades
Since turcopoles are often darker than the Franks, they might infiltrate enemy lands as spies.
Turcopoles' knowledge of native customs make them useful to the beleaguered Crusaders, though their mixed heritage often limits their chances for social advancement.
Turcopoles are usually armed with a light lance and a sword or mace; many carry javelins as well.
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 Turcopole Mercenary - Medieval Knights by BBI - Sierra Toy Soldier Company
The Order has a permanent force of mercenary 'turcopoles'.
Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally.
They serve as light cavalry: skirmishers, scouts, and mounted archers, and sometimes ride as a second line in a charge, to back up the knights and sergeants.
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Turcopoles receive and are expected to wear a uniform, at this rank they wear an indigo Cloak and a blue robe.
Turcopoles work to improve their physical shape, and to handle weapons or getting better acquainted with the arcane arts.
Turcopoles should be active as members, and its their own responsibility to seek out other members for advice, training and help, and to get to know their elder Brethrens better.
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 Turcopole   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the Holy Land, turcopoles were more lightly armoured than knights and were armed with lances and bowss to help combat the more mobile Muslim forces.
Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally.
The Mamelukes considered turcopoles (who were usually Syrian-born) to be traitors and apostates: their policy was to kill all those whom they captured.
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 Turcopole - Definition, explanation
In the Holy Land, turcopoles were more lightly armoured than knights and were armed with lances and bowss to help combat the more mobile Muslim forces.
Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armour (usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.
The Mamelukes considered turcopoles (who were usually Syrian-born) to be traitors and apostates: their policy was to kill all those whom they captured.
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 Turcopole
There were Turcopoles in the secular armies but they were also often found in the ranks of the military orders, where they were more likely to be mounted Frankish sergeants.
The Mamelukes considered Turcopoles to be traitors and apostates: their policy was to kill all those whom they captured.
The Turcopoles who survived the Fall of Acre followed the military orders out of the Holy Land and were established on Cyprus with the Knights Templar and Rhodes and Malta with the Knights Hospitaller.
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 Definition of turcopole - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 Turcopole   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Crusader horse archers were called turcopoles or turcopoliers (trans.
Many would be mixed race Christians recruited from Christianized Seljuqs, but mounted Frankish sergeants were also later included.
In the Holy Land, Turcopoles were lighter armoured than knights and armed with lance and bow to help combat the more mobile Muslim forces.
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 Secret Societies of the Middle Ages: The Templars: Chapter VII
He had a chaplain and two secretaries; one for managing his Latin correspondence, whom he might, after a time, admit to become a knight of the order; the other, who was called his Saracenic secretary, and who was probably an eastern Christian, for carrying on his Arabic correspondence with the Infidels.
On a march, the Turcoman rode on a horse behind an esquire: during the time of war he was led by a cord, to prevent his escape.
257:* The Turcopoles were the offspring of a Turkish father, by a Christian mother; or also those who had been reared among the Turks, and had learned their mode of fighting.
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 2nd units Preview: Teutonic Order - SCC Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
They are all veterans and are always prepared to face the forces of the Turks or Saracens.
Turcopole auxilia: The Teutonic Order called its own native light cavalry the "Turkopolen".
Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armor usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.
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 Military History Online
The knights of the late 1100s were covered head to toe in chainmail armor, a surcoat, to protect against the heat and signal the knight's allegiance, worn outside of the chain, padded cloth worn underneath.
Their arms consisted mainly of spear and crossbow, the spearmen providing the crossbowmen with a base of fire, and also providing a base and follow up charge for the cavalry.
In addition to the knights and spear/crossbow infantry, Richard supplemented his army with siege engineers, Turcopole light cavalry, fighting in Turkish fashion, and a fleet serving in a logistic role.
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turcopole During the Crusades, turcopoles', turcoples, or turcopoliers (Greek: "sons of Turks") were mounted archers.
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The army would have been infantry heavy, only a few thousand men being knights, along with Turcopole light cavalry, in all a cavalry force not likely to...
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 Knights Templar Discussion Forum :: View topic - The ranking system
He also had a crowd of people around him: he was surrounded by a chaplain brother, a clerk, a sergeant brother, a valet, a farrier, a Saracen scribe, a Turcopole and a cook.
- Commander of the Land of Jerusalem: he was surrounded with one sergeant brother, a Turcopole, a Saracen scribe, two foot soldiers, and a deacon scribe; while in campaign, he had the same tent as the Marshal.
- Commander of the City of Jerusalem: he had a sergeant brother, a Saracen scribe and a Turcopole; he also had ten knights under his command and they constantly stayed with him; while in campaign, he stayed in a round tent and carried a bauceant; he also was in charge of keeping the True Cross.
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 Turcopole sur l'encyclopédie Recherche.fr   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Les turcopoles, ou turcoples, étaient des archers montant des chevaux arabes, équipés légèrement et habillés à la turque.
Les turcopoles étaient des mercenaires que l'on pouvait louer le temps d'une campagne militaire.
Le contenu de cette page (Turcopole) est un minuscule extrait de l'encyclopiédie gratuite en ligne WIKIPEDIA le webmaster de ce site n'est pas l'auteur de cet article (Turcopole).
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 India Wargamers | Black day for the Teutons
It was as if they had failed to heed the bolts, for such was their fury.
The bowmen desparately tried to reload, but their efforts proved futile, and the charge rammed home with a chorus of yells, screeches of men, yelping of horses, clash of metal on metal and the sound of thundering hooves....
The turcopoles thundered yet again across the plains, over bodies of their fallen and into the ranks of the enemy.
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 WarWeb.com Turcopole Command (4/pkg) [GBLC-17] - $14.00
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 Outremer Info
Units shall be requested to done the garments of the Turcopole, except in some case whereby they are allowed to retain their own unit colors.
All individuals shall be placed under the command of a Non-Company Member, except when there there isn’t one, whereby a Knight or Sergeant of the Company shall assume leadership.
Typically complete Turcopole Units shall be commanded as Turcopole individuals are, except upon request and approval by the Marshall of the Company.
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