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Genoese crossbowmen during Battle of Crécy. The Genoese crossbowmen (Italian: Balestrieri genovesi) were a famous military corps of the Middle Ages, which acted both in defense of the Republic of Genoa and as a mercenary force for other Italian or European powers.. Armed with crossbows, they fought both on land and in naval battles; notable cases of the latter are the battles of Meloria and

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The Genoese were famous not only because they were skilled professionals, but also because they were widely available in relatively large numbers (if you had the cash). The high numbers of professional crossbowmen seem to have been a result of the city of Genoa's naval capacity. Galleys, under Geneose law, were legally required to have certain

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The Genoese Crossbowmen had a long and illustrious history as a key part of the Genoese military. Led by Ottone Doria and Carlo Grimaldi, they were 5 000 Genoese crossbowmen deployed, in August 1346, During the Battle of Crécy. Battle of Crécy Froissart. Commanders of the companies usually came from the noble families of the city.

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Posted: Sun 15 Jul, 2012 6:00 pm Post subject: Genoese Crossbowmen and crossbow tactics. Genoese Crossbowmen were supposed to have been among the best troops in Christendom, and the sources seem to have taken pains to explain how they were routed so quickly at the battle of Crecy. That it was such a one-sided engagement surprised everybody.

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Jul 27, 2015 at 16:00. 1. They were better than other crossbowmen because of better training, the same way English longbowmen or Swiss pikemen were better than other longbowmen or pikemen. Why they chose crossbows in the first place is rather unclear to me and would like someone to answer that, but I would guess that they focused on crossbow

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First of all, there's debate about the identity of the French missile troops present at the battle. While they are typically described as "Genoese" by our primary sources, payroll records tell us that the number of professional mercenary crossbowmen from Genoa would most likely be less than the figure of six thousand that is most commonly cited.

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Membership. Members of the Genoese crossbowmen were trained and organized in Genoa, but also came from other parts of Liguria.They also came from other regions of Montferrat, certain towns of the Plain of the Po, including Pavia, Piacenza and Parma, and Corsica, but were formed and organized in Genoa. [1] Commanders of the companies usually came from the noble families of the city.

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Certainly one of the Battle of Crécy's defining features is the role of the Genoese crossbowmen in the fight. Understanding the utilization of this mercenary force is a central component to understanding the engagement itself, beginning with their initial appearance as the vanguard of the French army, then to their quick defeat by English longbows, that forced an abrupt retreat into allied

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By Crusader1307. Renowned Fighters during The Middle Ages, The Crossbowmen of The Republic of Genoa - gained great prominence as skilled Fighters. They primarily used The Crossbow as their weapon of choice. They were deployed by The Genoese Navy for Ship to Ship fighting as well. They were recruited from the Sons of Genoese Nobility.

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The Genoese crossbowmen (Italian language: Balestrieri genovesi ) were a famous military corps of the Middle Ages, which acted both in defence of the Republic of Genoa, and as mercenaries for other Italian or European powers. Armed with crossbows made in Genoa by the Balistai Corporation, they fought both on land and in naval battles; notable cases of the latter are the battles of Meloria and

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The Genoese crossbowmen, an internationally-recognized elite corps, made use of the pavise, utilizing pavesarii (shield bearers). Having over three crossbowmen per pavise suggests that they took turns using the pavise as cover and were used primarily in static or defensive formations. See also. Mantlet; References

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Battle of Crecy: August 26, 1346. On August 26, Philip's army attacked. The Genoese crossbowmen led the assault, but they were soon overwhelmed by Edward's 10,000 longbowmen, who could reload

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Longbow. Usage of the bow as a tool for hunting and in combat as a weapon dates back to the stone age. Simple and reliant, it allowed the user to effectively snipe his or her target without the victim noticing it. Made out of various wood, it offered tension and compression according to the specific wood used. Anyone can make a bow in a day but

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The Genoese Crossbowman is a crossbow-armed unit that has an attack bonus against cavalry and as such can prove to be a great defense against enemy Knights. Even mighty elephant units (such as War Elephants and Battle Elephants) can be slaughtered very easily when faced with large mobs of Genoese Crossbowmen. Even the resistant Bengali Elephant

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The French were badly beaten, and Philip VI, the King of France was captured and later died in prison in England. It may be that the French were not skilled at using and deploying the Genoese crossbowmen, but on this occasion they did not fare very well against the longbow. Still, the Genoese were by far the most famous, skillful, and sought

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The Genoese crossbowmen were mercenaries from Genoa that assisted in defending it and other Italian and European cities. They carried daggers, crossbows, a chain mail shirt, and large shields called pavises. After firing, the crossbowmen would hide behind their pavises while reloading. This protected them from other ranged attacks.

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Genoese crossbowmen fire about 20% faster than militia pavise. They kill better as a result If you check out my test data in this thread you will see a comparison of those two types of crossbowmen against the same type of longbowmen. I found that against basic longbowmen pavise militia lose 7/10 times but the Genoese win 7/10 times.

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They really good at doing that. Cbows deal very little dmg against their pierce armour. Cbows already counter light cav pretty well so genoese dont seem as good there. In this case your skirms counter all their units. Genoese do suffer from the same problem all castle units have though: risky to tech into because massing them is slow.

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I think they can make a good pair with Italian FU Hussars. Hussars counter Skirms, can tank a bit arbalests to give the edge to Genoese crossbowmen and can counter siege, possibly mixed with cheap BBC. Genoese crossbowmen counter cavalry, infantry (especially with their decent hit point and melee armor), HC.

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Fireforge Games Foot Sergeants: €44, 48minis of which 24 can be built as crossbowmen. Pros: Proportions are most accurate to GW. Cons: only half the box can be crossbowmen. Victrix Norman Crossbowmen £36, 36minis Pros: Roughly same price as FF Foot Sergeants, but you can make all 36 models as crossbows Cons: Proportions are a bit more