Landsknecht were German hired infantry of the Renaissance. The term was first introduced into use around 1470 by Peter van Hagenbach, the chronicler of...
18th and 19th Centuries
Grenadier units were already perceived as elite at that time, and received various privileges. For example, in many armies, the privilege...
Grenadiers - selected infantry units and / or cavalry, originally intended for the assault of enemy fortifications, mainly in siege operations.
Grenadiers were armed with...
Stratiots were mercenaries from the Balkan Peninsula, hired mainly by states of southern and central Europe from the XV to the Middle. XVIII century.
Stratioti...
Origins
According to one version in the 10th century, light cavalry was mentioned in the Byzantine military manuals, which was called chosariori or chonsariori. In...
Background
In the XV century, the Turks, occupying Asia Minor, began the conquest of the Balkan Peninsula, the Middle East and North Africa. After the...
Background
Harsh criticism from the European powers followed the conditions of the San Stefano peace treaty. Austria-Hungary declared violations of the previous Austro-Russian agreements. Austria-Hungary...
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
