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The High Medieval period also saw the expansion of mercenary forces, unbound to any medieval lord. Routiers , such as Brabançons and Aragones , were supplemented in the later Middle Ages by Swiss pikeman, the German Landsknecht , and the Italian Condottiere - to provide the three best-known examples of these bands of fighting men.
Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Middle Ages" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Medieval warfare is the warfare of the Middle Ages.Technological, cultural, and social advancements had forced a severe transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics and the role of cavalry and artillery (see military history).
Medieval military leaders (5 C, 7 P) M. Medieval knights (14 C, 11 P) Medieval Knights Templar members (2 C, 22 P) Medieval mercenaries (5 C, 30 P) Military personnel ...
Brooks, M. Evan. Military History's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Improbable Victories, Unlikely Heroes, and Other Martial Oddities. Potomac Books, 2002. Davis, Richard Harding. Six Who Dared: The Lives of Six Great Soldiers of Fortune. Fireship Press, 2007. Lanning, Michael Lee.
List of medieval military technologies; List of premodern combat weapons; Military technology and equipment; References This page was last edited on 19 December ...
Though in English the term man-at-arms is a fairly straightforward rendering of the French homme d'armes, [b] in the Middle Ages, there were numerous terms for this type of soldier, referring to the type of arms he would be expected to provide: In France, he might be known as a lance or glaive, while in Germany, Spieß, Helm or Gleve, and in various places, a bascinet. [2]