Cantabrian circle
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The Cantabrian circle was a military tactic born in the warfare in the ancient Iberian Peninsula. It was employed by ancient and to a lesser extent medieval light cavalry armed with javelins or bows.
Cantabrian horseman armed on horseback belonging to a fragment of the stela of San Vicente de Toranzo discovered in the hillfort of Espina del Gallego.
Parthian shot
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The Parthian shot is a light cavalry hit-and-run tactic used by horse archers. By making a real or feigned retreat at full gallop, the riders turn their bodies around to shoot the often slower, heavie
Cantabrian circle
…catching the cavalry, putting them at a distinct disadvantage. The Cantabrian circle is similar to other cavalry manoeuvres such as the caracole and the Parthian shot…
A Hungarian mounted archer shooting a pursuing knight in the Battle of Lechfeld (910 CE). Their victory is an example of successful use of feigned retreat and the Parthian shot.
King Hormizd II (303–309 CE) of the Sasanian Empire, shown hunting a lion using the Parthian shot
An early 17th-century Mughal battle scene painting