515 results found for “pike & shotte book”

Lead your Mounted Gendarmes with a venerated and honourable leader, This blister pack contains 3 mounted Gendarmes command, 1 leader, 1 trumpeter and 1 trooper. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Alongside the hadjuk infantry, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth often employed foreign mercenaries to fill gaps in native manpower. These troops were often recruited from the German states. and also recruited from local levies. Tactically the Poles used their infantry differently than other European nations (besides...

With an effective weapon range and high mobility and deployment on horseback, these Mounted Arquebusiers will prove quite troublesome when used as a flanking unit. This blister pack contains 3 detailed metal men armed with an Arquebus on horseback. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted...

From the turbulent years of Vlad III Dracul rule in the 1400s opposing the Ottoman empire, to becoming a tributary vassal state under Ottoman suzerainty, Wallachia would go on to be a principle source for the Ottoman military forces. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted...

Give your Landsknechts some fire support. The Handbuchse is one of the smallest pieces of artillery available, straddling the line between arquebus and cannon proper. Although it might look a little underpowered you still wouldn't want to be stood in front of one!  Note:...

Regiments of all armies were unlikely to have had one issue type musket only, so it is entirely possible within regiments and even companies, that some individuals retained their rests for old times sake or were still equipped with older style long heavy matchlocks....

With powerful horses and heavy armour, heavy cavalry always had a place in every army giving clear results of what damage they can deal. They're even more devastating if they manage to flank and run through the enemies back lines! This blister pack contains...

The role of the dragoon was still being defined in the wars of the 17th century. Dragoons later went on to become heavy shock cavalry who rarely got off their expensive horses. Our subjects fighting in the English Civil Wars and Thirty Years War...

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the rise of the pike-armed infantryman as well as the increased firepower of black powder weapons on the field of battle. The heavy "shock" cavalry could either be fended off with long pikes or shot down, no matter...

Cavalry was an important part of all armies during the Pike & Shotte era and were especially important in the Ottoman army. Although skilled horsemen throughout their history, the Ottomans had never fully embraced heavy cavalry in the fashion of western Europe, instead favouring...

Armies of the United States: Third Edition is your essential guide to collecting and playing American forces in Bolt Action! With a huge variety of infantry, artillery, vehicles, and more covered across 112 full-colour pages, Armies of the United States gives you everything you...

Born in Prague in 1619 the son of Frederick V, Elector of Palatinate, Prince Rupert was the nephew of King Charles I. Rupert first campaigned in the Thirty Years War at the age of 14, and was held hostage in Austria for 3 years...

These holy warriors are known as Sohei (monk soldiers), representing the militant arm of Buddhism on the islands of Japan between the 10th and 17th centuries. Like the crusading orders of European knights, these brotherhoods of battle-hardened warriors fought as cohesive units on the...

The towarzysz pancerny (armoured companions) cavalry, often shortened to pancerni, were medium cavalry that were not as heavily armed or armoured as the Winged Hussars. They were distinguished by wearing chainmail armour throughout the entirety of the Pike & Shotte era, which gave them...

Lennart Torstensson was a Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer. He was in the Battle of Wallhof in January 1626 and served during the Prussian campaigns of 1628 and 1629. After securing more victories, he was taken prisoner and held at Ingolstadt. After he...