-
capital therefore they
enlisted in the
support of a
number of
Yemen matchlockmen from Aden.
According to
Krapf and Isenberg, were no less than a few hundred...
- militia), the
Sonowal Kacharis (gold-washers),
Chutias (expert
archers and
matchlockmen),
professional castes such as
Hiras (potters),
Tantis (weavers), Kaibartas...
- generals, Medoko,
rebelled and
convinced a
number of the
elite Shewan matchlockmen to
desert with him to join the Oromos.
Together these adversaries threatened...
-
attributes Imam Ahmad's
victory to the
presence amongst his
followers of
matchlockmen. This
battle was
probably the
first time
Ethiopian forces had to fight...
-
Ethiopian army
panics and
flees before Imam
Ahmad Gragn's
seven cannons and
matchlockmen.
Battle of Puná
April – Pizarro's
forces defeat much
larger forces of...
- a few archers. Insignificant, however, as this
force really is, the
matchlockmen alone render it far
superior to that of the
neighboring tribes, who have...
-
neighbor in 1568. This
forced the
Portuguese to
intervene with some 600
matchlockmen on
behalf of then king
Alvaro I.
Though forced completely out of Kongo...
-
deposed and lost his lands. In
response he had
gathered a
force of 1500
matchlockmen and
joined with
allies of
Chait Singh including Bachu Singh and together...
-
Mirpuri Mangal Singh Ramgarhia Tej
Singh Strength 7,000
cavalry 2,000
matchlockmen 9000
guerilla fighters 20,000
Khybers 50
pieces artillery 600-800 Jamrud...
-
Battle of
Jarte in 1542 they had sent him
badly needed aid in the form of
matchlockmen sent to Adal at a time when
firearms in the
region were rare: 10 cannons...
