>>43325290A relatively small but industrious kingdom develops bicycles. This not!Switzerland modifies its pikemen mercenary tradition and high discipline to their new vehicle. They excel on reinforcing flanks and wide ranging actions and even somewhat early guerrilla functions where they can easily forage for their own needs with greater ease than horses.
Within their own territory, the system of roads makes the movement of infantry in general far far more expedient, faster than any forced march could ever hope to have.
This makes their reserves of mounted infantry some of the most tactically flexible in the world and highly prized as mercenaries who are often deciding players in the battles they are employed.
>>43325349Nah, bikes don't have the mass required for a cavalry charge. They'd be strictly mounted infantry, as bikes aren't really a good mobile firing platform either.