Mounted archery is the world’s oldest type of horse warfare. The ancient martial art first appeared in the Assyrian army in the seventh century BC. Mongolian leader Genghis Khan and his troops later ...

Wall Relief of Horse Archers, Neo-Assyrian 865-860 BC. (British Museum) A horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow who can shoot while riding on the back of a horse. This style of warfare appears ...

Mongol success in battle depended on several factors, which combined to make them an extremely effective force. Still, they were not invincible, as the battle of Ain Jalut in 1260 proved. Tactically, ...

While best known for their deadly archers and unmatched mobility, the Mongol army also harnessed early gunpowder technology to gain a battlefield edge. In this episode, we uncover how the Mongols used ...

Two Paralympic archers from Mongolia will begin training at a Surrey leisure centre on Friday. The two women, Natjav Dariimaa and Byambasuren Javzmaa, will be preparing for the London 2012 Paralympic ...

ZAWAYDA, Gaza Strip, May 4 (Reuters) - Hoofs pounded the ground and kicked up dust clouds as one by one a small group of young mounted archers pulled back their bows and let their arrows fly at a ...

The pounding of hooves mingled with the thud of arrows striking true, and the accompanying applause afterward, as a team of mounted archers demonstrated the ancient martial skill for guests at the ...