The guard also accompanied armies into the field, and Byzantine chroniclers (as well as several notable Western European and Arab chroniclers) often note their battlefield prowess, especially in comparison to the local barbarian peoples.
Korpset fulgte også hæren i felten, og byzantinske krøniker (og flere vesteuropæiske og arabiske skribenter) bemærker ofte deres dygtighed i kamp, specielt sammenlignet med de lokale barbarer.