How important were the military orders to the crusader states? (Ep.2: Frankish tactics)

Whilst the Military Orders certainly provided a much need injection of discipline, expertise and professionalism into Outremer’s forces, it would be remiss to discount the Franks’ own contribution to their defence. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble explores some of the tactics and strategies they developed and deployed on the battlefields of the Near East. Was the Franks’ own military skill Outremer’s main means of defence?

This episode is the second in a mini-series of three. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did the Templars and Hospitallers play?

Ep.2: What role did the Franks’ own tactics and strategy play?

Ep.3: SPECIAL EPISODE: Steve Tibble discusses his new book on the British Templars

This mini-series is based on Dr Steve Tibble's:

Templars: The Knights who made Britain

Other recommended works by Dr Steve Tibble:

The Crusader Armies

The Crusader Strategy

Crusader Criminals: The Knights who went Rogue in the Holy Land

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

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