The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704 | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781849087933 | The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704 | Ignacio J N López | Taschenbuch | 2012

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Beschreibung

A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active, opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704.

Über den Autor

Ignacio J.N. López

Zusammenfassung

The forerunner of modern tactical units such as the battalion, the flexible and innovative infantry formation known as the tercio or 'Spanish square' reigned supreme on the bloody battlefields of Europe in the 16th century.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Antecedents of tercios in Gonzalo de Córdoba's early 16th-century Italian campaigns
Ordinance of Geneva, and creation of first tercios by Emperor Charles V
Recruitment, training, organization and logistics - the 'Spanish Road' across Europe
Ranks and duties within a tercio
Morale and esprit de corps - the 'Spanish Fury'
Weapons, armour, clothing, flags
Tactics - use of weapons in combination
Evolution - orders of battle - naval tercios
Decline
Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2012
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781849087933
ISBN-10:	1849087938
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	López, Ignacio J N
Illustrator:	Embleton, Gerry
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 187 x 5 mm
Von/Mit:	Ignacio J N López
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.07.2012
Gewicht:	0,169 kg