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Landsknecht with a Zweihänder. Just like the Reisläufer, Landsknecht formations consisted of men trained and armed with pikes, halberds, and swords. [11] 300 men of a Fähnlein would be armed with a pike, [27] though a Landsknecht 's pike was generally shorter than a Reisläufer 's at about 4.2 meters (14 ft). [28]
Doppelsöldner ("double-mercenaries", "double-pay men", [1] from German doppel-meaning double, Söldner meaning mercenary) were Landsknechte in 16th-century Germany who volunteered to fight in the front line, taking on extra risk, in exchange for double payment. The stated ratio was that one Landsknecht in four would be a Doppelsöldner.
Georg von Frundsberg Frundsberg, by Christoph Amberger.. Georg von Frundsberg [a] (24 September 1473 – 20 August 1528) was a German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg.
The full Landsknecht contingent of Francis I. army in 1515 was initially 17,000 men strong, composed of 12,000 pikemen, 2,000 arquebusiers, 2,000 two-handed swordsmen, and 1,000 halberdiers. Landsknecht contingents are organized in companies or Fähnlein of up to 500, with actual numbers often being lower than the nominal full strength.
A page from Peter Hagendorf's diary Sack of Magdeburg 1631, in a painting of 1646. Peter Hagendorf was a German mercenary soldier in the Thirty Years' War.He wrote a diary which gives a unique historic record of the life in the contemporary army from the viewpoint of a simple Landsknecht.
Ulrich Schmidl or Schmidel (1514 in Straubing - 1579 in Regensburg) was a German Landsknecht, conquistador, explorer, chronicler, and councilman. Schmidl was, beside Hans Staden , one of the few Landsknechts who wrote down their experiences of travel in the New World .
Articles related to Landsknechts, German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period.Consisting predominantly of pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, their front line was formed by Doppelsöldner ("double-pay men") renowned for their use of Zweihänder and arquebus.
In Germany, a Fähnlein was the subordinate formation within a Landsknecht regiment. Each Fähnlein consisted of several Rotten (singular: Rotte). As a formed unit, a Fähnlein consisted of around 400 Landsknechte, commanded by a captain (Feldhauptmann, Hauptmann or Kapitän).