- The
Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht,
pronounced [ˈlantsknɛçt]), also
rendered as
Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were
German mercenaries used in pike...
- of the Late
Middle Ages and
became the
hallmark weapon of the
German Landsknechte from the time of
Maximilian I (d. 1519) and
during the
Italian Wars of...
- from
German doppel-
meaning double, Söldner
meaning mercenary) were
Landsknechte in 16th-century
Germany who
volunteered to
fight in the
front line, taking...
- when two
opposing columns of
pikemen (often
Swiss Reisläufer or
German Landsknechte) met and
became locked in
position along a
front of
interleaved pikes...
- ISBN 978-0-253-06534-6. "
Landsknechte auf dem Weg ins
Dritte Reich?: Zu
Genese und
Wandel des Freikorpsmythos".
Landsknechte auf dem Weg ins
Dritte Reich...
-
sometimes used. The
formation was
initially developed by the Holy
Roman (
Landsknechte) and
Spanish (Tercios) infantries, and
later by the
Dutch and Swedish...
-
referred to as "Vater der
Landsknechte" (Father of the
Landsknechte) and
legends about him as the
patriarchal figure of the
Landsknechte or his
incredible physical...
- for
foreign help. The use of
trained foot-soldier
mercenaries known as
Landsknechte by both the
Schieringer and
Vetkoper parties pla**** a
significant role...
- basket-hilted
claymore of the 18th century) the Bidenhänder
sword favored by the
Landsknechte of 16th-century
Germany The term "hand-and-a-half sword" is
modern (late...
-
garrison inside Pavia. The
Habsburg infantry consisted of 12,000
Germans (
Landsknechte), 5,000 Spaniards, and 3,000 Italians.
Within the infantry, Imperial...
