| The Knights Templar were the first real true soldier's | | | | The German king Fredrick Barbarossa who was |
| of medieval times. | | | | renowned for his fighting abilities and well trained |
| Yes Medieval knights where around for hundreds of | | | | army met up with a contingent of Knights Templar |
| years before the Templar showed up on the scene. | | | | coming out of Rome and together they where going |
| It is also true that all medieval knights where highly | | | | to make the long and taxing journey to Israel. |
| trained for the time and where very skilled soldiers in | | | | They were attacked time after time by the |
| their own right. | | | | Saracens along the way and the King Fredrick |
| But the Knights Templar brought those skills of | | | | Barbarossa was quoted as saying if it wasn't for the |
| soldiering of the medieval knight to a much higher | | | | well disciplined Knights Templar the whole army would |
| level. | | | | have fallen apart on several different occasions on |
| They where the most disciplined and trained, | | | | the way. |
| equipped with the best weapons, absolutely | | | | If during a battle a Templar Knight was separated |
| dedicated to the success of battle or the campaign | | | | from his unit or any other Templar's |
| they where involved in. | | | | He was only permitted to rally under one other flag |
| Even if they where fighting in battle with other | | | | other the Knight Templar's. The Knight Hospitallers, |
| Christian army's such as the English army led by | | | | and they where another order of Knights that only |
| Richard the Lion Heart. The Knights Templar where | | | | answered to the Pope. They came shortly after the |
| at the head of the charge and was amongst those | | | | Templar's and the English word hospital comes |
| to first engage the enemy on the battle field. | | | | directly from them. |