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| Tango01 | 28 Oct 2026 1:48 p.m. PST |
… flag and with the Rennfahne", Leipheim, April 1525
"The German Peasants' War was not a unified, centrally controlled movement. Rather, it was a series of localised uprisings, each with its own grievances and objectives, though often united by the "Twelve Articles," a manifesto outlining the peasants demands for fairer treatment. The first major clash of the war took place close to the small town of Leipheim. Lying 11 miles to the north east of Ulm the town had become the centre of an uprising led by a local preacher named Hans Jakob Wehe who led a band of around 5,000 peasants drawn from over a hundred villages. The peasants of the Leipheim band were relatively well armed carrying looted weapons and wearing armour from local castles or purchasing arms through the sale of loot from pillaged church buildings. The castle of Bühl had provided them with four falcons, lighter artillery pieces…."
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