The Twilight Of A Military Tradition: Italian Aristocrats And European Conflicts, 1560-1800Routledge, 2008 M02 22 - 384 pages First published in 2002. This work of military history integrates the Italian dimension into the wider political and military history of early modern Europe. |
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... Lepanto,for a totalofat least 37,000.It proved harder tofind oarsmen. Muster- rollsalways ignore the continual replenishment of crews: losses from dysentery in the Venetian fleet alone were close to 20,000 men in 1570¥71. 38 ...
... Lepanto,for a totalofat least 37,000.It proved harder tofind oarsmen. Muster- rollsalways ignore the continual replenishment of crews: losses from dysentery in the Venetian fleet alone were close to 20,000 men in 1570¥71. 38 ...
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... Lepanto,six lumbering galeasses, were also Venetian. The. aSpanish«. contribution measured upto the Venetian one.To beginwith, there were 45 galleys and Sicilian squadrons, carrying two fromthe Neapolitan élite tercios,partof aSicilian ...
... Lepanto,six lumbering galeasses, were also Venetian. The. aSpanish«. contribution measured upto the Venetian one.To beginwith, there were 45 galleys and Sicilian squadrons, carrying two fromthe Neapolitan élite tercios,partof aSicilian ...
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... Lepanto, they werenumerous among the soldiersand gentlemen adventurers. The kingdom also provided 4,000 soldiers, purportedly Calabrians. 45 Sicily contributed additional resources. Ifthe island coveredten per centof thevisible ...
... Lepanto, they werenumerous among the soldiersand gentlemen adventurers. The kingdom also provided 4,000 soldiers, purportedly Calabrians. 45 Sicily contributed additional resources. Ifthe island coveredten per centof thevisible ...
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... Lepanto was thelargest battle in European history since ancienttimes. As such it was amajor event: but Turkish sea power was not broken.53The sultan immediately rebuilt his fleet. By 1573 it boasted 250 galleys,13 great galleys (mahones) ...
... Lepanto was thelargest battle in European history since ancienttimes. As such it was amajor event: but Turkish sea power was not broken.53The sultan immediately rebuilt his fleet. By 1573 it boasted 250 galleys,13 great galleys (mahones) ...
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... Lepanto campaign. In 1581 therewere 146light galleys and18 galeasses available, costing about athird of the republic«s revenue. Many ofthese werelaidup atthe great Arsenal. Venicewas still atthe height ofits commercial prosperity and ...
... Lepanto campaign. In 1581 therewere 146light galleys and18 galeasses available, costing about athird of the republic«s revenue. Many ofthese werelaidup atthe great Arsenal. Venicewas still atthe height ofits commercial prosperity and ...
Contents
The Forty Years War 1618c59 | |
The Venetian epic 1600c1718 | |
The Spanish | |
Austrian horizons expanding 6Profiles and careers | |
The Piedmontese exception The developmentof the Piedmontese military state | |
TheGreat Powers andItalian demilitarization 1700c1814 | |
Themilitary imagination | |
Index | |
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