The Swabian League was established as a defensive alliance of princes,
prelates, and Imperial cities to maintain the peace within the
territory of Southern Germany. In 1525 the League faced an existential
threat in the form of an attempt by the exiled Duke Ulrich of
Württemberg to retake his territory and a series of localised peasant
uprisings which united into a movement for political reform. The
League was forced to mobilise a mercenary armyat a time of financial
crisis and a shortage of Landsknechts, many of whom were fighting in
the Italian Wars. This book presents a detailed inside account of the
different components and internal organisation of the League army. It
focuses on two campaigns led by its supreme commander, Georg Truchsess
von Waldburg, to maintain discipline during an intensive six-month
campaign to thwart the Duke of Württemberg and smash the peasant
rebellion whilst attempting to appease his political overlords within
the League.
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ISBN
9781804517031
Publisert
2024
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Helion and Company
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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