Almughavers were catalans people of frontier zones between aragon and muslim spain, they were very good raiders for nature, and was used by Aragon crown versus the frenchs in Sicily in the second half of XIII century. A band of almughavers was used by Byzantine versus the turks but revolted and occupied the attaica for sometime.
THey use light equipment and short metal lance used versus cavalry with tremendous effects, both as missile that as close combat.
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