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Ordonnance archers in core list
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:34 pm
by davbenbak
I'm suprised to see that the Ordonnance archers are not required at a 1:1 ratio with Gendarmes as core troops for the French Italian wars army. They appear to be optional? I guess my understanding was that at the time the Cavalry was essentially organized into three man "lances" consisiting of a fully armoured Gendarmes, a heavily armoured Archer (who of course had long since ceased to serve as archers) and a page or coutilier. Are they thought to be incorporated into the Gendarmes units? If so then why are Ordonnance archers even mentioned as a seperate unit? Any thoughts?
Re: Ordonnance archers in core list
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:41 am
by rbodleyscott
davbenbak wrote:I'm suprised to see that the Ordonnance archers are not required at a 1:1 ratio with Gendarmes as core troops for the French Italian wars army. They appear to be optional? I guess my understanding was that at the time the Cavalry was essentially organized into three man "lances" consisiting of a fully armoured Gendarmes, a heavily armoured Archer (who of course had long since ceased to serve as archers) and a page or coutilier. Are they thought to be incorporated into the Gendarmes units?
Sometimes but not always.
If so then why are Ordonnance archers even mentioned as a seperate unit?
As above