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Emperor Maximillian I raised the first lanskneckts or German mercenaries in 1487 to match the Swiss forces that dominated European battlefields. These troops soon fought for whoever paid them. In 1527, over 30,000 unpaid Imperial troops including 14,000 lanskneckts mutinied and sacked Rome after their captains led them to the richest prize in Italy. Imperial armies relied on large numbers of well-trained pike and halberd infantry supported by some light cavalry. The lanskneckts developed a distinctive style

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robert franz
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