"Henry Tudors' Continental soldiers..." Topic
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Paskal  | 01 Nov 2020 2:51 a.m. PST |
Hello everyone,
What happened to Henry Tudors' Continental soldiers after Bosworth?
Thank you. |
| MajorB | 01 Nov 2020 4:30 a.m. PST |
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| Paskal | 01 Nov 2020 10:15 a.m. PST |
Yes I thought about it because at Stoke Field there is no question of continental contingents in the royal army. |
| robert piepenbrink | 01 Nov 2020 10:31 a.m. PST |
Paskal, you're missing the bit about there being no standing English army in period. People go home after every battle, and armies have to be raised each time. |
| Paskal | 01 Nov 2020 10:42 a.m. PST |
Ah yes damn it's true, but with the Continental soldiers I thought it was different … |
| Wackmole9 | 01 Nov 2020 4:12 p.m. PST |
When the money runs out, So do the Swiss Mercenaries. |
| Paskal | 01 Nov 2020 11:19 p.m. PST |
yes because they may have been, but precisely for safety Tudor could have kept them as long as his position was not assured … |
| MajorB | 02 Nov 2020 6:02 a.m. PST |
yes because they may have been, but precisely for safety Tudor could have kept them as long as his position was not assured … He could have, but didn't. Too expensive. |
| Paskal | 02 Nov 2020 11:14 a.m. PST |
Yes ,the king of france had paid them for how long? |
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