UID:
edocfu_9960117057802883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-281-94963-9
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9786611949631
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1-84615-173-2
Series Statement:
Warfare in history,
Content:
An account of the causes, combatants and course of events in the successive conflicts which troubled the duchy for half a century. The medieval duchy of Brabant was one of the most powerful principalities of the Low Countries. During the second half of the fourteenth century, it underwent a particularly dramatic period in its history: the House of Leuven was on the point of disappearance, the duchy was coveted by Philip the Bold of Burgundy, who was already dreaming of extending the "Burgundian Empire" and, by a network of alliances, Brabant was drawn into the Hundred Years' War. The author reviews the successive conflicts which troubled the duchy between 1356 and 1406; the different authorities which influenced the course of military operations (the duchess and the duke, their officers, and the Estates of Brabant); describes the combatants, in particular the nobility and the urban militias; considers the practical aspects of warfare; and analyses the military obligations and contracts which bound the men at arms to the duke. SERGIO BOFFA is currently researching in the department of Maps and Plans, Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; GENERAL EDITOR'S PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; Part One: THE EVENTS; 1. Military History of the Duchy during the Reigns of Wenceslas of Luxemburg and of Joan (1356-1383); The war of the succession of Brabant (15 June 1356-4 June 1357); Peter Coutereel and the popular uprisingsin the town of Leuven (1360-64, 1378-83 and 1387); The revolt of the trades of Brussels (22 July 1360); The war against Waleran of Fauquemont (March 1364-19 July 1365); The first war of Guelders (February 1366-19 October 1368)
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The destruction of the castle of Hemmersbach (December 1366)The war against Godfrey (III), lord of Heinsberg (1368 and 1370-1371); The chevauchée of Jülich (August 1371); The tensions between the duke and the Estates of Brabant (1372-30 April 1374); The attempt on Wenceslas' life by the Saintronnaires (early January 1375); The war against the principality of Liège (August 1378-11 February 1379); 2. Military History of the Duchy during the Reign of Joan (1383-1406); The taking of the castle of Reifferscheid (July-September 1385); The second war of Guelders (May 1385-23 October 1390)
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The destruction of the castle of Gaasbeek (March-April 1388)The third war of Guelders (22 August 1397-9 June 1399); Minor conflicts (1356-1406); 3. Assessment of Half a Century of War; The place of warfare in the history of Brabant; The causes of war; The different phases of the military history of the duchy; Territorial accounting; 4. Art of War, Strategy and Tactics; Introduction; The art of war during the second half of the fourteenth century; The combatants; Conclusions; Part Two: THE POWERS; 5. The Duke, the Duchess and their Entourage; Development of the ducal dignity
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The Joyeuse Entrée of Brabant and the restrictions on the military powers of the duke The attitude of the duke and duchess in wartime; The Household; The Ducal Council; 6. The Chain of Command; The hereditary officers; The appointed officers; 7. The Three Estates of Brabant; Introduction; The three Estates and warfare; Part Three: THE COMBATANTS; 8. Nobility and Chivalry in Brabant; Introduction; Definitions and peculiarities of the Brabançon nobility; Relations between nobility and chivalry in Brabant; The position of the nobility and chivalry in Brabant; The chivalric hierarchy
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The place of the nobles and knights in the Brabançon armies 9. The Urban Militias; Introduction; Military obligations of the towns; Evolution of the organisation of the urban militias; The militia at the service of the town; The urban militias at the service of the duke; 10. Mercenaries, Specialists and Non-combatants; The mercenaries; The artillery; The specialists; The participation of churchmen in wartime; Part Four: THE ORGANISATION; 11. General Organisation of the Army; Revenues of the duke of Brabant; Declaration of war and mobilisation; The order of the march and the movements
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Means of transport
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84383-061-2
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.1515/9781846151736
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