DBA Armies

IV/79 LATER SWISS 1400 AD - 1522 AD

This list covers the heyday of Swiss armies; from their first large scale use of pikes until the disastrous battle of Bicocca in 1522 finally ended their battlefield supremacy. It also includes the army of the League of Constance 1474-1477 under the nominal command of Duke Rene of Lorraine; in which only the vanguard was Swiss, but which won one of the greatest Swiss victories at Nancy in 1477. The general element usually represents a council of Swiss officers, but an exception is made for Rene, since he was the pay master and reason for the war. Swiss front-rank pikemen were armoured, their halberdiers generally not. References: Armies of the Middle Ages Vol 11. Heath, Slingshot 245.

IV/79b — Swiss Army 1425 AD - 1477 AD

List: 1 x General (4Pk), 7 x pikemen (4Pk), 2 x halberdiers (3/4Bd), 2 x crossbowmen or handgunners (Ps)
Terrain: Hilly
Aggression: 3
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IV/79c — League of Constance Army 1474 AD - 1477 AD

List: 1 x General with Lorrainer horse (3Kn), 1 x alliance horse (3/6Kn), 1 x Italian elmetti or French volunteers (3Kn) or mounted crossbows (LH), 4 x Swiss pikemen (4Pk), 1 x Swiss handgunners or crossbowmen (Ps), 2 x alliance militia pikemen (4Pk), 1 x militia halberdiers (4Bd), 1 x militia handgunners (Ps)
Terrain: Hilly
Aggression: 3
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IV/79d — Swiss Army 1478 AD - 1522 AD

List: 1 x General (4Pk), 9 x pikemen (4Pk), 1 x handgunners (Ps), 1 x handgunners (Ps) or light guns (Art) or halberdiers (3/4Bd)
Terrain: Hilly
Aggression: 3
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