Cavalieri Teutonici, 1201–1522 D.C.

DBA Esercito 151

The ordine teutonico was a German military religious order founded at the Siege of Acre (1190-91), on the Bay of Haifa, during the terza crociata. The Order subsequently offered its military services all’Ungheria e Poland. The crusade against the heathen Prussians led to land conquests which were consolidated over a period of 50 years. Repeated revolts prussiani were crushed, their people exterminated o subdued. Italeri produces a beautifully sculpted set of Cavalieri Teutonici in scala 1:72 which may be used to raise the mounted elements of a ordine teutonico army. The foot troops of the ordine teutonico may be recruited o converted from other figure sets of the period.

Campaigns & Events

1190/91 - The ordine teutonico is founded at the Siege of Acre.
1221 to 1225 - The ordine teutonico fights for King Andrew II d’Ungheria against the Cumans in Transylvania.
1226 - The Polish Duke Conrad of Masovia engages the services of the ordine teutonico for a crusade against the heathen Prussians. In return, the ordine teutonico is granted lands taken from the Prussians.
1234 - Grand Master Hermann von Salza places the Prussian conquests under papal control e begins to organize them as a German state.
1237 to 1525 - Alliance con the Livonian Brothers of the Sword.
1242 - Battle of Lake Peipus, fought on the frozen straits between Lake Peipus e Lake Pskov. The cavalieri Livonian are defeated by russi under Alexander Nevsky.
1262 - The Pope allows the ordine teutonico to engage in trading. Many of their cities join the Hanseatic League.
1308/09 - The campaign to seize Pomerelia (Pomerania) leads to many wars con Poland.
1410 - Poles e Lithuanians defeat the Order at the Battle of Tannenberg.
1525 - Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg accepts the Reformation, ed is invested as a Polish duke. Prussia becomes a secular duchy. The Order continues in catholic Germania.
1809 - The Order’s remaining possessions nella Germania are secularized.

Soldatini Disponibili

Cavalieri Teutonici del secolo XII al secolo XIII, 1:72 Italeri 6019
Cavalieri, 1:72 Accurate 7207; Revell 02563
Men-at-Arms, 1:72 Accurate 7206; Revell 02562

DBA Esercito 151 - Cavalieri Teutonici

element: 3 cavalieri (Ordine Teutonico)
element: 3 cavalieri (Ordine Teutonico)
element: 3 cavalieri (Crociati)
element: 3 cavalieri (Crociati)
element: 3 cavalleria (Knechte)
element: 2 light horse (Turcopolo)
element: 2 light horse (Turcopolo)
element: 4 crossbowmen (dienende Brüder)
element: 4 crossbowmen (Mercenari)
element: 4 spearmen (dienende Brüder)
element: 3 auxiliaries
element: 3 auxiliaries

Historical Enemies

DBA Esercito 122 - Early Medieval Polish
DBA Esercito 129 - Early Russi
DBA Esercito 131a - Early Medieval Scandinavian (Danish)
DBA Esercito 131b - Later Medieval Scandinavian
DBA Esercito 148a - Prussian o Estonian
DBA Esercito 148b - Lithuanian o Wend
DBA Esercito 149 - Later Medieval Polish
DBA Esercito 154 - Mongoli
DBA Esercito 157 - Post-Mongol Russi

The Cavalieri Teutonici were an army of heavy cavalleria which relied on the charge as its main battlefield tactic. If the flanks of the formation were secured by suitable terrain, this tactic could be quite successful.

Domande più frequenti

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