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Surprised it doesn't mention Hussites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussites. Peasants (given they were armed with fire a
by adamnemecek 6y ago
Surprised it doesn't mention Hussites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussites. Peasants (given they were armed with fire arms, one of the first large scale uses of firearms) defeated five(!!!) crusades.
- jackcosgrove 6y agoMy favorite part about the Hussites was that they used war wagons with cannon mounted on them, which is basically mobile artillery.
- isolli 6y agoYes, with special mention to Jan Žižka, the mastermind behind the tactics that allowed peasants to defeat crusaders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_%C5%BDi%C5%BEka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_%C5%BDi%C5%BEka