"Standards French Gendarmes early 16th century" Topic
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| Duc de Gueldres | 19 Jun 2014 11:02 a.m. PST |
What standards did the Gendarmerie d'Ordonnance of the French army carry with them?
The head of a lance was a nobleman of higher birth. Did he carry his own standard in battle, or just a lance-pennon? Lances were organised in companies of hundred or several hundreds. Did such a company carry a kind of national French standard and perhaps the commander of the company his own noble standard? I often see in wargame pics lances in dual (twisted)colours. Was this really practice? |
| Druzhina | 20 Jun 2014 2:34 a.m. PST |
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| GurKhan | 20 Jun 2014 5:22 a.m. PST |
The picture of d'Aubigny's company at link shows the men-at-arms of his company carrying d'Aubigny's own standard, and the archers carrying what looks like a smaller version of the same standard. At link is a picture of the Comte de Ligny's company with two apparently identical standards in their commander's livery. |
| Duc de Gueldres | 20 Jun 2014 12:46 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the examples.
It's hard to find anything about common practice, but these pics may give some idea about what standards may have looked like. |
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