The armament of polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th century
The armament of Polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th century was discussed on the basis of preserved source materials, mostly manuscripts. Much attention was paid to the users of the weapon, their territorial and social origin, and the role of military formations of foot soldiers...
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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences
2014-01-01
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The armament of Polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th century was discussed on the basis of preserved source materials, mostly manuscripts. Much attention was paid to the users of the weapon, their territorial and social origin, and the role of military formations of foot soldiers in the battles discussed both, from the point of view of tactics and strategy. Numerous armatures were used at that time, for instance spear, pavise, rifles and badges. At least three changes in armament were observed which resulted from the conditions of the battlefield. The trial to give direction to further research of this issue was made
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d36bbb01b88486f8bc566b1fafce3ec2025-08-20T03:28:37ZdeuInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of SciencesFasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae0860-00072719-70692014-01-0127The armament of polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th centuryAleksander Bołdyrew The armament of Polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th century was discussed on the basis of preserved source materials, mostly manuscripts. Much attention was paid to the users of the weapon, their territorial and social origin, and the role of military formations of foot soldiers in the battles discussed both, from the point of view of tactics and strategy. Numerous armatures were used at that time, for instance spear, pavise, rifles and badges. At least three changes in armament were observed which resulted from the conditions of the battlefield. The trial to give direction to further research of this issue was made https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/1475early-modern historyhistory of warfarehistory of arms and armourmercenarymercenary infantry |
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| title | The armament of polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th century |
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| title_short | The armament of polish mercenary infantry in the first part of the 16th century |
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| topic | early-modern history history of warfare history of arms and armour mercenary mercenary infantry |
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