Hello!
Interestingly, one can safely add Czech mercenaries either on the Polish or Teutonic side in The Thirteen Years' War 1454–1466. Depending on who could afford to recruit mercenaries at a given stage of the war.
Miniatures from Styriwar
The Hussites (Czech: Husité or Kališníci, "Chalice People"; Latin: Hussitae) were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement influenced by both the Byzantine Rite and John Wycliffe that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus (fl. 1401–1415), a part of the Bohemian Reformation.
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, and European monarchs loyal to the Catholic Church, as well as various Hussite factions.
At a late stage of the conflict, the Utraquists changed sides in 1432 to fight alongside Roman Catholics and opposed the Taborites and other Hussite factions.
These wars lasted from 1419 to approximately 1434.
Terrific work, Michal, and I absolutely adore the emblems on the pavises - they look so much better than decals as the soldiers genuinely appear to have painted them on - which obviously they have. Awesome trio and a period I know very little about - so I appreciated your quick dive into their history.
ReplyDeleteYes! I agree completely!
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Yes, it was a time of very interesting conflict in this part of Europe (the Hussite Wars), when the Czechs defended their religious independence against the Western papal crusaders :)
@Jonathan thank you very much:)
DeleteCoraz lepsi ci twoi rycerze Michał. Husyci jedni z najlepszych.
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Tomasz
Dziekuje bardzo. Wielce miło mi się ich maluje :)
DeleteBoži bojovnici!
ReplyDeleteDokładnie! Ci sami:)
DeleteNie miałbym dziesiątek innych książek w kolejce to bym kolejny raz Trylogię Husycką poczytał :)
Michal these are fantastic
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for a kind words:)
DeleteSuperb mercenaries Michal!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much :)
DeleteWill be more!