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The Tross were the camp followers or baggage train who travelled with each Landsknecht unit, carrying military necessities, the food, and the belongings of each soldier and his family. The Tross was made up of women, children and some craftsmen. Women and young boys set up Landsknecht camps, cooked, mended injuries, and dug and cleaned latrines ...
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. Current research relates the book author to Peter Hagendorf, first principal of Görzke, who died on 4 February 1679 at age of 77.
A Doppelsöldner with arquebus. 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.
Scottish soldier, known as "Black Ramsay", who served Gustavus Adolphus, during the Thirty Years' War. Peter Hagendorf: 1625–1649 Holy Roman Empire: German mercenary soldier in the Thirty Years' War. His wartime diary is credited for giving a unique historic record of the life in the contemporary army from the viewpoint of a simple Landsknecht.
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.
Miller, Douglas, The Swiss at War, 1979. Oman, Sir Charles, A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century, 1937. Oman, Sir Charles, A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages, rev. ed. 1960. Richards, John, Landsknecht Soldier 1486–1550, 2002.
Convinced of the necessity of a native body of trained infantry, Frundsberg assisted Maximilian in the organization of the Landsknecht troops. One year later, he became the commander of the Landsknechts in the Habsburg Netherlands. Thereafter, Frundsberg lived an uninterrupted life of war, campaigning for the Empire and the Habsburgs.
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.