Editing Unit Designations (section)

====='''Cavalry'''=====
While describing an SCA unit as cavalry may seem silly on the surface it represents the tendency of the unit to run in combat.  Most units can move quickly when needed but a cavalry unit can run far and fast when needed with a small number of members falling out of order.  Running any distance shows that the unit has a better level of fitness and aggressiveness. A unit that prides itself on moving fast in to a fight or out of one, that stresses physical fitness especially endurance, or can cover a field quickly without difficult can be considered Cavalry.

'''''Light Cavalry''''' units arm in the lightest armor possible and trade protection for mobility.
Elements of Tuchux can be seen as Light Cavalry.  They purposefully wear as little equipment as legally required and run to every conflict they can.  Speed is the key.
While Light Infantry may be the fastest unit on the field, they can be less effective in a hard pressed or tight situations.  Not effective for bridge battles or castle battles.  Vulnerable to artillery and archery.
Effective in open fields, broken fields, woods battles, or battles where speed in taking a position or flag point is needed.

'''''Medium Cavalry''''' units are those that are reasonably armed and can to move fast and far on command. This will be the most common style for SCA units that  specialize in great mobility.
These units are excellent units for flanking, filling gaps in a fight, supporting units that take heavy losses.
A Medium Cavalry unit will have a lot of fast moving, probably younger fighters, but may suffer attrition as they get tired throughout the day.

'''''Heavy Cavalry''''' are those units with a mixture of heavy armor, speed, and almost certainly high unit morale and esprit de corp.
A Heavy Infantry unit is probably one dedicated to representing a particular period.    Norman Cavalry might be described as a unit in heavy chain-mail, shield and sword, willing to run to a target.  
Extremely few units will be of this style.  The ones that are will have heavy attrition as the day wears on but almost certainly include a strong fitness program as part of their training.