Genoese Crossbowmen | Some of the Most Sought-After Mercenaries of Europe

Get a 25% discount for CuriosityStream with code sandrhoman! It's just $14,99 for one year! https://curiositystream.com/SandRhoman Genoese crossbowmen were some of the most sought-after mercenaries in Europe for much of the Middle Ages. They earned a reputation as fierce, reliable and effective warriors by defending their home republic and by serving in many of Europe’s armies. When their emblem, the banner of St. George, appeared on the horizon, many brave soldiers trembled and quite a few commanders changed their strategy at the last moment. Their most famous battle as well as their greatest defeat was the Battle of Crécy in 1346. Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/sandrhomanhistory Merch store: https://sandrhoman.creator-spring.com/ Paypal (thank you: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SandRhomanhistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sandrhoman Chapters: 00:00-00:41 Intro 00:41-01:47 CuriosityStream 01:47-17:14 Video Bibliography: DeVries, K./ Capponi, N., The Genoese Crossbowmen at Crécy, in: Livingston, M./ DeVries, K. (eds), The Battle of Crécy. A Casebook, Liverpool 2015. DeVries, K./ Smith, R. D., Medieval Military Technology, Toronto 2012. Teutsch, Ch., s. v. “Crécy, Battle of” in: Clifford J. Rogers (ed), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, 2010. Rogers, C., War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327–1360. Woodbridge, Suffolk 2000. Fabio Romanoni, "Boni balistrarii de ripperia Ianue". Balestrieri genovesi attraverso due cartulari del 1357, in "Archivio Storico Italiano", CLXVIII (2010). Settia, A. A., De re militari. Pratica e teoria nella guerra medieval, Rome 2008.