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German Peasant War (1525)

Germany Mercenaries Personnel Wars 11 Min Read

Georg, the Truchsess (governor) of Waldburg, was the field commander of the Swabian League army entrusted with the task of putting down the peasant revolts, by fair means or foul. Nicknamed ‘Bauernjörg’ (loosely, ‘scourge of the peasants’), he was ruthless in exacting revenge, particularly after the battles of Leipheim and Böbllngen. A revolt of German peasants-the latest in a long…

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British France Siege Wars 29 Min Read

Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War Part II

Household of John, Duke of Berry The defence was directed from Bourges by the Duke of Berry. The Duke was no soldier but he was assisted by experienced captains including Charles d’Albret, John Duke of Bourbon and that bold fighter Raoul lord of Gaucourt. Bourges was filled with refugees of…

Ancient Warfare Navies Wars 17 Min Read

TRIREME FIGHTING IN THE AEGEAN (411–405) II

Battle of Cynossema, 411 BCE. Athenian fleet in blue, Spartan navy in red. Bloodbath Yet if the Aegean had been relatively quiet since 429, suddenly from 411 to 404 the Athenians met the Spartans and their allies in at least seven major engagements. Across time and space, rarely are rival…

British Wars 33 Min Read

Yorkshire in the English Civil War: Opening Moves

The Earl of Newcastle quickly decided on a course of action. The bulk of his army would advance on Tadcaster from the east, along the main road from York, and attack Lord Fairfax’s army at Tadcaster. Newcastle’s Lieutenant-General, the Earl of Newport, would advance towards Wetherby and then attack Tadcaster…

Austria Germany Wars 23 Min Read

LĂŒtzen 1631

Prelude: The Battles of Steinau and Alte Veste Wallenstein had brought the imperial army back up to about 65,000 men. He advanced from Znaim into Bohemia with nearly half that number at the end of April. Saxon resistance collapsed. The Saxons and Bohemian exiles had thoroughly alienated the Bohemians by…

Wars 38 Min Read

The Syrian Civil War – Evolution of the Syrian Army’s Way of War

By Eyal Berelovich militarystrategymagazine.com The views expressed above are those of the author and do not represent those of the Israel Defense Force Ground Forces, the R.D.C Department, or the Israel Defense Force. Professor Eyal Zisser’s 2018 article on the Syrian Civil War begins with the following words: “In March…

Wars 28 Min Read

Into Poland 1939

Johann Graf von Kielmansegg had grabbed what sleep he could on the floor of the village school in Panki. He was up before dawn this Saturday morning. He washed himself vigorously in the school’s water fountain, then climbed into his staff car to return to the front line. As he…

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Uniforms of Italian Wars (1494-1559)

A series of sharp but also intermittent conflicts broke out over control of Italy at…

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

Chaotic and inconclusive war between the United States and Great Britain that nevertheless provided a…

Army Group North’s Years of Hope and Frustration I

1941: Race to Moscow, German Army Group North, the leadership. The German Push to Leningrad…

The Long Turkish War – Austria and Hungary

Raids along the Habsburg-Ottoman borders in Croatia led to a renewal of the war in…