More powerful knights, also known as a, could field multiple lances. Each lance was supposed to include a mixture of troop types (the men-at-arms themselves, lighter cavalry, infantry, and even noncombatant pages) that would have guaranteed a desirable balance between the various components of the company at large however, it is often difficult to determine the exact composition of the lance in any given company as the available sources are few and often centuries apart.A lance was usually led and raised by a knight in the service of his, yet it is not uncommon in certain periods to have a less privileged man, such as a, lead a lance. These units formed under a either as mercenary bands or in the retinue of wealthy. The lance fournie (French: 'equipped lance') was a equivalent to the modern army that would have accompanied and supported a (a heavily armoured horseman popularly known as a 'knight') in battle.
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