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Why do some ppl have this idea that battles were such ordered affairs?
"Nobles in an army (Eastern and Western) sought out prominent enemy nobles and engaged them one on one. They slugged it out to the finish and then found another noble and contiued in this vain"
In a battle situation in the 14th-16th centuries there was never any time to "seek out other nobles" that would be completely impossible in the total disorder and chaos. Also knights **ESPECIALLY** in the crusades were neither chivalrous nor alway well trained. All they were were nobles anyone rich enough to afford a good suit of armour/horse/weapons. SOME were well trained, others were naive and poorly prepared. ALso, knight on horsees were much happier slaughtering foot soldiers, easy kills and no danger to themselves.
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