This is my first here so I apologize if this has been covered.
Janissaries were the elite Ottoman soldiers and I belive are the real life version of unsullied.
-Both trained from a very young age to be professional warriors.
-Janissaries were often forcefully conscripted as children ( even though some villages welcomed their children being taken)
- Janissaries were often referred to as slave soldiers even though they were socially above slaves
- Fought as infantry
-Had lighter armor than their European enemies
- Both were considered elite in their armies
-Both were considered extremely hard to route
- Janissaries had a lot more diversity in warfare and employed swordsmen, halberd, composite bowmen ect.
- Janissaries made use of modern technology like rifles and early grenades
- Janissaries do not have unsullied super human tolerance for pain
- Janissaries were not known for fighting in tight formations
-Janissaries trained more as individuals
If the Janissaries did have the right support such as cavalry in the form of Tartars (sort of like Dothraki) and Saphi’s (light horse often Turk nobles, kinda sorta like knights or Second Sons) and given the right conditions they could defeat any European army at the time (1400-1500 to keep it in the late medieval period like Westros is in)
The reason why this I think this is relevant is that the Janissaries historically defeated many European armies that conducted warfare in a similar style to Westros. They proved that in many cases professionally trained soldiers can be more than a match for Knights and levies.
Some historians would argue that the success of the Janissaries contributed to the decline of the feudal system of warfare. Europeans began to employ more professional armies instead of peasants levied at the last moment.
Because of this I believe that if used properly the unsullied can enjoy great success in Westros. Like the Janissaries they are considered the elite center of Dany’s army.
I realized I made some stretches because the unsullied are kind of one trick pony and do not have the diversity that the Janissaries have but they make of for it with their refusal to route. Often times the victor is the side that refused to route in medieval warfare.
What do you think?