Landsknechte

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Landsknechte were German mercenary pikemen and infantry soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries, famed for their colorful dress, discipline in pike formations, and major role in European wars of the Renaissance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern military unit type ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
mercenary soldiers ⓘ
pikemen ⓘ
activeDuring 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
allegiance Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
culturalImpact frequent subject of early modern prints and woodcuts ⓘ
influence on Renaissance fashion imagery ⓘ
declinePeriod late 16th century ⓘ
employedBy French crown ⓘ
linked to: French Crown

Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor

papacy ⓘ
linked to: Papacy

various European princes ⓘ
ethnicOrigin German ⓘ
influencedBy Swiss pikemen ⓘ
language German ⓘ
militaryRole pike square formation ⓘ
shock infantry ⓘ
notableFor colorful dress ⓘ
discipline in pike formations ⓘ
role in Renaissance warfare ⓘ
service as mercenaries across Europe ⓘ
slashed and puffed clothing ⓘ
organizedBy Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I ⓘ
payType mercenary wages ⓘ
recruitedFrom German-speaking regions ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
replacedBy line infantry of the 17th century ⓘ
servedIn German Peasants' War ⓘ
linked to: Peasants’ War

Habsburg–Valois Wars ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
Italian Wars of the early 16th century ⓘ
linked to: Italian Wars

Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
similarTo Swiss mercenaries ⓘ
socialStatus professional soldiers ⓘ
tacticalFunction counter to Swiss pikemen ⓘ
main battle line infantry ⓘ
protection for artillery and arquebusiers ⓘ
typicalFormation deep infantry column ⓘ
pike square ⓘ
usedWeapon arquebus ⓘ
halberd ⓘ
pike ⓘ
sword ⓘ
zweihänder ⓘ
linked to: Longsword
wore brightly colored garments ⓘ
plumed hats ⓘ
slashed sleeves and hose ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

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Georg von Frundsberg → militaryBranch → Landsknechte ⓘ
Battle of Ravenna → hasParticipant → Landsknecht infantry ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Battle of Pavia (1525) → involvedUnitType → Landsknecht pikemen ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Battle of Ceresole → notableUnit → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Swiss mercenary tradition → influenced → Landsknecht tradition ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Holy Roman Empire forces → hasPart → Landsknechte ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire forces → notableUnitType → Landsknecht pikemen ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Battle of Bicocca → primaryTroopTypeImperialSpanish → Landsknecht pikemen ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Battle of La Motta → hasParticipant → Imperial Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Battle of Novara (1513) → hasParticipant → French mercenary Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Italian War of 1499–1504 → hasParticipant → German Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
von Frundsberg → associatedWith → Landsknechte ⓘ
Swiss mercenaries → influenced → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Swiss mercenaries → conflictedWith → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
House of Frundsberg → associatedWith → Landsknechte ⓘ
Georg von Frundsberg → militaryBranch → Landsknechte ⓘ
subject linked to: House of Frundsberg
Battle of Cérisoles → involvedForce → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Loggia dei Lanzi → namedAfter → Lanzichenecchi (Landsknechts) ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
imperial army of Charles V → composedOf → German Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
imperial army of Charles V → usedMilitarySystem → Landsknecht system ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Siege of Pavia (1524–1525) → involvedUnit → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
French forces → usedMercenariesFrom → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Imperial–Papal army → usedTroopType → Landsknechts ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte
Battle of Gavinana → hasParticipant → Landsknecht infantry ⓘ
subject linked to: battle of Gavinana
linked to: Landsknechte