What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.
Power is what they like - it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs.
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated.
I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.