"Figures for the Battle of Mohács in 1526" Topic

Hello everyone

I am looking for figurines of 25/30 mm specifically for the two armies which delivered the Battle of Mohács in 1526 …

I am also looking for a book on this battle with the organization of these two armies and a lot of uniformological illustrations …

Who can help me..?

Thank you

Hi Breton,

Both Essex and Warlord have pretty good Renaissance ranges in 28mm, including Ottomans. The Hungarians used the same equipment as other Europeans--mounted gendarmes in full plate, infantry with (I think) mostly pikes and halberds.

One thing you'll notice about contemporary art illustrating the battle is that there were no uniforms. More modern artwork tends to depict units as distinctively color-coded, but this is an anachronism. Pretty much any equipment from the 15-16th centuries will work, and, in fact, the more eclectic the better.

Hi KniazSuvorov

I know the Hungarian army in the fifteenth and seventeenth, for the sixteenth there i possed only the book of Georges Gush, but I do not find the figurines that correspond to the illustrations … For the Ottomans we have to be careful, the fifteenth century is not The sixteenth century …

There are quite a few illustrations of Hungarians at Mohacs in this book
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It isn't just about the army of Matthias Corvinus, despite the title.
There is virtually no text, just illustrations. You'll find many of his plates from this and other books if you do an image search using the author's name.

While some of the troops had the same appearance as Germans, Italians etc., there were also infantry and cavalry with a much more distinctive Eastern European appearance.

I don't know 28mm ranges well enough to recommend any figures. When I did the similar period in 15mm I found that quite a few figures from slightly later Polish ranges were useful though I had do various things to hide pistols etc. on some of the cavalry.

Old Glory has some minis that will work for Hungarians.

Beside the book suggested by Swamster you can also use the contemporary depiction of the battle of Orsha for depictions of light cavalry.

There is some information on Mohacs out in the used book market, but nothing that concentrates on that battle, and afaik its in German or Hungarian (perhaps even Turkish, but I am unable to research that).

KniazSuvorov, Swampster and Puster Thank you !

I do not lose the case and I cross my fingers …

At Old Glory in their 25mm Figures »Historical» Late Medieval & Renaissance »Eastern Renaissance» The Hungarians Croatians and Imperialists and the 25mm Figures »Historical» Late Medieval & Renaissance »Eastern Renaissance» Vlad "The Impaler" and The Turkish Frontier ranges There are figurines that seem possible, but the periodof which they are is not always indicated … So caution …

There are certainly quite a few figures in those ranges which would work well, and some which would be okay if not necessarily perfect. Gendarmes and some foot from the Italian Wars range would also work.

Western types such as landsknechts and gendarmes would transpose well. Eastern forces were usually slower to adopt the latest military fashions, so the Turkish Frontier range could supply the locals without offending against historical accuracy too severely.

Yes I think all desirable figures are at Old Glory…

Thanks to all

For my part, I have done also research on the side of the figurines and it seems that there are only the ranges Old Glory "25" that can offer the figurines that it takes, although some require some transformations.

Nobody else has other good ideas?

I used Old Glory with units finished using Essex individual figures.