Description: For sale is a Warlord Games Pike & Shotte Landsknecht Missile Troops. Product Details: The late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe were defined by near-constant warfare. National ‘standing armies’ were unheard of and the ambitions of empires were reliant on the mercenaries they could afford to hire.Landsknechts were instigated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, as a reaction to the Swiss mercenary pikemen that had dominated battlefields for decades before the Italian Wars (1494-1559).They would be found in most armies in Western Europe of the time, even appearing in the British Isles in the service of Henry VIII. Clashes between rival Landsknecht regiments were particularly bloody, becoming known as ‘Bad War’.The most striking aspect of a Landsknecht force was their outlandish dress. Maximillian was keen to give the men freedom to wear what they wanted, and this resulted in plumes, slashed sleeves and bright colours.The Landsknechts, as well as other troops, made good use of the crossbow and then latterly the new arquebus black powder weapon as skirmish screens ahead of the blocks of pikemen or as tactical units in their own right. They were equally useful during sieges.The figures in this boxed set can be used to represent the Landsknechts raised in Germany or other nations of the period.This box set contains:Plastic components to make 30 Landsknechts with either arquebus or crossbow.Plastic bases.
Price: 22.54 USD
Location: Bethel, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-10-04T04:36:13.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Warlord Games
Game: Pike & Shotte
Year: 2023
Features: Bulk/Lot
MPN: 202016003
Scale: 28mm
Age Level: 12-16 Years, 17 Years & Up
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Character Family: Pike & Shotte Infantry