As a Viennese the answer is clear to me.
Its Imperials with greedy, inferior poles as allies, of course. How dare you.......

Boarding Pike, Long Axes, Hatchets - everything that hurts and is on the big side.

I recommend GMT`s "Europe in Agony - The Thirty Years War". There is also a second game coming up. Guess its called Great Camapigns of the Thirty Years War. Check out GMT`s webpage.