"Stradiot with drum" Topic

5 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please do not post offers to buy and sell on the main forum.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.

Back to the Renaissance Discussion Message Board

Areas of Interest

Renaissance

Featured Hobby News Article

Ronin Giri Available

It's St Patrick's Day so...

Top-Rated Ruleset

Armati

Rating:

Featured Showcase Article

Battle-Market: Tannenberg 1410

The Editor tries out a boardgame - yes, a boardgame - from battle-market magazine.

Featured Workbench Article

Homemade Palm Trees

Dervel returns from Mexico with a new vision for making palm trees from scratch.

Featured Profile Article

The Gates of Old Jerusalem

The gates of Old Jerusalem offer a wide variety of scenario possibilities.

Druzhina	02 Apr 2013 11:07 p.m. PST
I noticed in the 1506 print of the Battle of Fornovo 1495 TMP link that a stradiot on the far left has a drum. This reminded me of a Mameluke in The Pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff, 1496 to 1499, with a drum. Ian Heath wrote that this indicates an officer. Are there other instances of this being used by Ottomans or in the west? Druzhina Illustrations of Soldiers
Grelber	03 Apr 2013 4:35 a.m. PST
Druzhina, Can't help you on the drum issue, but I thought I'd let you know that the links you've been posting are frequently interesting. Thanks! Grelber
olicana	03 Apr 2013 5:33 a.m. PST
Interesting but, probably a drum. It looks like a drum I admit. Did other cavalry of the time carry saddle drums? I don't know if they did or not. Hmmm, not of import, but iteresting.
Druzhina	01 May 2013 9:13 p.m. PST
Thanks Gattamalata. Druzhina Illustrations of Soldiers

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.