The ship list names knights, but each knight brought a wider group that could include men-at-arms, sergeants, trainees, and squires. A knight therefore functioned as both a tactical unit and an administrative unit. That distinction matters when matching ships to the force carried across the Channel, because a list of elite names understates the people, horses, and support attached to them. Medieval personnel categories cannot be converted directly into a simple headcount.
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A knight represented more than one embarked fighter
Fleet and army estimates must treat a knight as the center of a small tactical and administrative following, not as a solitary cavalryman.