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matmohair1 · Mar 21, 2015

YourStepDad said:
A random picture from the "Armies of the German Peasants' War 1524 - 1526" Osprey.

I have the Osprey but this is the only linkable image of it I could find. The peasants here appear very peasant-y, archetypical and sensationalistic but the other armed peasants in the book look a lot better armed, seemingly indistinguishable from soldiers of the day.

YourStepDad · Mar 21, 2015

matmohair1 said:
YourStepDad said:

A random picture from the "Armies of the German Peasants' War 1524 - 1526" Osprey.

I have the Osprey but this is the only linkable image of it I could find. The peasants here appear very peasant-y, archetypical and sensationalistic but the other armed peasants in the book look a lot better armed, seemingly indistinguishable from soldiers of the day.

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As usual, Matmohair saves the day.

Vraelomon · Mar 21, 2015

Marius_Marich said:
Finally at the Second Battle of Würzburg, an experienced knight with a prosthetic metal arm charged a force of 8000 peasants with only 200ish mounted knights and massacred them to the last.

Hardcore. Good thing he didn't click auto resolve.

Marius_Marich · Mar 21, 2015

Vraelomon said:
Marius_Marich said:

Finally at the Second Battle of Würzburg, an experienced knight with a prosthetic metal arm charged a force of 8000 peasants with only 200ish mounted knights and massacred them to the last.

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Hardcore. Good thing he didn't click auto resolve.

Well the man himself was pretty badass.
He was hit by a cannon ball which tore his right arm of.
Not only did he survive, but he actually kept fighting until the clash was over

After that he ordered an extremely articulate prosthetic arm to be made which could, by some sources actually hold a weapon;

What is interesting is that he was actually a brigand knight himself as he also fought against the bishops and princes alongside the peasants during the revolt and kept switching sides for various reasons.

Wellenbrecher · Mar 21, 2015

He's also the one that coined the "Schwäbischer Gruß" (Swabian salute)

PinCussion · Mar 22, 2015

Is there historical evidence that he said that? He sure seemed crazy enough.

Schwäbischer Gruß means Swabian Salute and is a nicer way to say "He can lick my arse" acording to wikipedia.

Skot the Sanguine · Mar 24, 2015

Yeah, I remember reading about him a while ago, such a badass.

PinCussion · Mar 24, 2015

Who did he tell to lick his ass?

Wellenbrecher · Mar 24, 2015

According to his own "records" he said it to some bailiff. But not the in the form that was made famous.

Da schriehe ich wider zu ime hinauff, er soldt mich hinden leckhenn.

Roughly:
"So I shouted back up to him, that he should lick me from behind."

If you're interested and able to read it:
http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Mein_Fehd_und_Handlungen

The whole thing.

PinCussion · Mar 25, 2015

Nah, I only know a miniscule amount of german. And I bet google translate would butcher the gramatics.

But thanks for the gesture.

Edit: Yup, google translate turned it into a mess of German and Swedish words.

Marius_Marich · Mar 25, 2015

Pikes + village militias = pretty good results

Scuba Steve · Mar 25, 2015

matmohair1 said:

He should lift his lance up before it gets embedded into the ground and he gets thrown from his horse.

Liathbeanna · Mar 25, 2015

Marius_Marich said:
Pikes + village militias = pretty good results

Of course. Pikes are cheap, easy to get proficient at and suitable against cavalry. It's the dream weapon for militas

Do not look here · Mar 26, 2015

Pikes + village militias = giant mess. Like, seriously. Swedes discovered it hard way that it's just better to use terrain advantage and/or natural/artificial obstacles to stop the cavalry charge. Thousands of Danzig pike militia just fled the field under Lubieszów after single charge, while mercenaries there had to be first bombarded by (own, albeit taken by Poles) artillery, then tied into melee by infantry and then flanked by cavalry to finally break. Not to mention having first use of hussar trademark tactic on their hands, namely having own cavalry routed and pushed through their lines.
It's not the dream weapon, it's just better alternative.

Captured Joe · Mar 26, 2015

You gotta have very steadfast and reliable soldiers to make the pike truly effective. The Swiss were just that.

Orchid · Mar 26, 2015

Two admirals, two differing convictions, two opposing sides of one conflict.

Portrait by Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn.
Admiral Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza (1550-1623), leader of the Spanish fleet during the Eighty Years' War. His firm Catholic convictions caused him to be most uncompromising in his treatment of the Dutch rebels. Was captured by Maurice, Prince of Orange, at the Battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600.

Portrait by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt.
Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625), renowned as a military reformer, laying the first bricks of what were to become standard European military drills. In 1587 Maurice was styled captain-general of the Dutch rebel army in the fight against Habsburg forces. The introduction of volley fire is widely attributed to Maurice, who first implemented it at the Battle of - indeed - Nieuwpoort.

Marius_Marich · Mar 26, 2015

ThegnAnsgar said:
matmohair1 said:

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He should lift his lance up before it gets embedded into the ground and he gets thrown from his horse.

Or, its actually a genius escape tactic;

Liathbeanna · Mar 27, 2015

Marius_Marich said:
ThegnAnsgar said:

matmohair1 said:

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He should lift his lance up before it gets embedded into the ground and he gets thrown from his horse.

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Or, its actually a genius escape tactic;

djogloc02 · Mar 27, 2015

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YourStepDad · Mar 27, 2015

Your signature is sort of akin to my reaction to the picture you've posted.

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