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Osprey Men at Arms #510
Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (1): Infantry
The 80 Years' War (also known as the Dutch War of Independence) was the foundation of Dutch nationhood, and during the course of the conflict one of its main leaders--Maurice of Orange-Nassau--created an army and a tactical system that became a model throughout Europe.
This study, the first of a two-part series, focuses on the Dutch infantry. It examines how Maurice of Orange-Nassau attracted volunteers and students from across Europe, introduced innovative new training methods such as common drill movements, and standardized the organization and payment system of the army to make it more than a match for the occupying Spanish. His successes inspired officers and generals across the continent to copy his methods, including many English officers who went on to fight in the English Civil Wars.
Featuring full-color artwork and rare period illustrations, this book examines how the Dutch infantry was transformed into a fighting force able to defeat the might of Imperial Spain.
This study, the first of a two-part series, focuses on the Dutch infantry. It examines how Maurice of Orange-Nassau attracted volunteers and students from across Europe, introduced innovative new training methods such as common drill movements, and standardized the organization and payment system of the army to make it more than a match for the occupying Spanish. His successes inspired officers and generals across the continent to copy his methods, including many English officers who went on to fight in the English Civil Wars.
Featuring full-color artwork and rare period illustrations, this book examines how the Dutch infantry was transformed into a fighting force able to defeat the might of Imperial Spain.
48 pages, Paperback
Published March 14, 2017
About the author
Bouko de Groot
4 books1 followerBouko de Groot has a BA in Art History and an MA in Egyptology. He is Dutch and currently lives in Germany. He has served in the army and is a published author of a number of academic, popular scientific and business journalistic articles. When not writing about current affairs, he continues to study and write about military history.
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April 15, 2017
Another corroborating evidence for my theory that with very few exceptions Dutch historians can be ignored. They are an island of stability in the ever changing world: even when you take their modern books on Revolt, you can safely expect repetition of the 16th century propaganda tropes. Angel-like William of Orange and Maurice, children-eating duke of Alba, evil Spanish soldiers, national liberation, and all the other lies for the purpose of creating a myth of emergence.
The rest of the book is a thoughtless reiteration of numbers and external changes in warfare without any glimpses into its reasons, pros, and cons.
The rest of the book is a thoughtless reiteration of numbers and external changes in warfare without any glimpses into its reasons, pros, and cons.
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