"Distinctions of Late 16th C Spanish Shot?" Topic
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| The Beast Rampant | 16 Jun 2014 4:37 p.m. PST |
I will soon be done with my 15mm Royal Elizabethans, then onto their Spanish adversaries. I also plan on doing both sides in 28mm for skirmishes (and am curious about the upcoming Chris Peers Osprey rules …) but that is down the road. Anyway, can anyone give me any input on likely distinctions between English and Spanish shot of the period? I figure the latter would have fancier duds ( more trunk hose, pinking, cassocks, ruffs), and maybe more broad-brimmed hats. Also, how about chargers? I can't find much info on when "apostles" came into wide use. And roughly what percentage troops would still be armed with the arquebus at this time? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! |
| Daniel S | 17 Jun 2014 5:05 a.m. PST |
These tapestries belonged to Archduke Albert and date to 1599, made locally in the Spanish Netherlands the craftsmen would have been well aquainted with the apperance of the Army of Flanders. The surprise of Calais 1596
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Night Assault on Ardes 1596
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Trench battle at Hulst 1596
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As always Dr. Pierre Picouet's website is a very usefull source:
You'll find details of the % of musket and arquebus for the Spanish in this section link
While the "Infantry of the Nations" (Burgundians, Italians and Walloons) and Mercs (Germans) are found here
link Bandoliers with pre-measured charges had a long history and can be seen in images of Landsknechts from the 1520's as well as being used by Spanish troops during the siege of Tunis 1535. (Though these early versions do not look like the classic "apostles" of the 17th C). In the late 16th C Bandoliers and powder flasks/horns were both in use, bandoliers seem to have been more common among musketeers than among the arquebusiers though both used them. |
| SJDonovan | 17 Jun 2014 5:36 a.m. PST |
George Gush's 'Renaissance Armies' includes an illustration of a late C16th/early C17th Spanish arquebusier wearing morion, big hanging sleeves and knee-length, slightly baggy breeches. He's got tassled pouches and a match hanging from a waist belt:
This is taken from an online version of the article posted by Druzhina who posts here regularly. link His site also includes lots of other useful links: warfare.likamva.in/16C.htm |
| Intrepide | 17 Jun 2014 9:15 p.m. PST |
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| The Beast Rampant | 18 Jun 2014 9:23 a.m. PST |
Thank you very much, fellows. Most informative! How could I have forgotten to check Gush? |
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