Warfare in Medieval Brabant, 1356-1406, Volume 17Boydell & Brewer, 2004 - 289 pagina's An account of the causes, combatants and course of events in the successive conflicts which troubled the duchy for half a century. The medieval duchy of Brabant was one of the most powerful principalities of the Low Countries. During the second half of the fourteenth century, it underwent a particularly dramatic period in its history: the House of Leuven wason the point of disappearance, the duchy was coveted by Philip the Bold of Burgundy, who was already dreaming of extending the "Burgundian Empire" and, by a network of alliances, Brabant was drawn into the Hundred Years' War. Theauthor reviews the successive conflicts which troubled the duchy between 1356 and 1406; the different authorities which influenced the course of military operations (the duchess and the duke, their officers, and the Estates of Brabant); describes the combatants, in particular the nobility and the urban militias; considers the practical aspects of warfare; and analyses the military obligations and contracts which bound the men at arms to the duke. SERGIO BOFFA is currently researching in the department of Maps and Plans, Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels. |
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1 Military History of the Duchy during the Reigns of Wenceslas of Luxemburg and of Joan 13561383 | 3 |
Peter Coutereel and the popular uprisingsin the town of Leuven 136064 137883 and 1387 | 10 |
The revolt of the trades of Brussels 22 July 1360 | 11 |
The war against Waleran of Fauquemont March 136419 July 1365 | 13 |
The first war of Guelders February 136619 October 1368 | 15 |
The destruction of the castle of Hemmersbach December 1366 | 17 |
The war against Godfrey III lord of Heinsberg 1368 and 13701371 | 18 |
The chevauchée of Jülich August 1371 | 20 |
Relations between nobility and chivalry in Brabant | 124 |
The position of the nobility and chivalry in Brabant | 126 |
The chivalric hierarchy | 127 |
The place of the nobles and knights in the Brabançon armies | 131 |
9 The Urban Militias | 133 |
Military obligations of the towns | 134 |
Evolution of the organisation of the urban militias | 138 |
The militia at the service of the town | 147 |
The tensions between the duke and the Estates of Brabant 137230 April 1374 | 24 |
The attempt on Wenceslas life by the Saintronnaires early January 1375 | 26 |
The war against the principality of Liège August 137811 February 1379 | 27 |
2 Military History of the Duchy during the Reign of Joan 13831406 | 29 |
The second war of Guelders May 138523 October 1390 | 30 |
The destruction of the castle of Gaasbeek MarchApril 1388 | 35 |
The third war of Guelders 22 August 13979 June 1399 | 38 |
Minor conflicts 13561406 | 43 |
3 Assessment of Half a Century of War | 45 |
The causes of war | 46 |
Territorial accounting | 48 |
4 Art of War Strategy and Tactics | 51 |
The art of war during the second half of the fourteenth century | 52 |
The combatants | 70 |
Conclusions | 73 |
THE POWERS | 75 |
5 The Duke the Duchess and their Entourage | 77 |
The Joyeuse Entrée of Brabant and the restrictions on the military powers of the duke | 80 |
The attitude of the duke and duchess in wartime | 86 |
The Household | 89 |
The Ducal Council | 91 |
6 The Chain of Command | 94 |
The appointed officers | 100 |
7 The Three Estates of Brabant | 113 |
The three Estates and warfare | 114 |
THE COMBATANTS | 121 |
8 Nobility and Chivalry in Brabant | 123 |
The urban militias at the service of the duke | 150 |
10 Mercenaries Specialists and Noncombatants | 152 |
The artillery | 156 |
The specialists | 160 |
The participation of churchmen in wartime | 166 |
THE ORGANISATION | 171 |
11 General Organisation of the Army | 173 |
Declaration of war and mobilisation | 175 |
The order of the march and the movements | 179 |
Means of transport | 182 |
Encampment and lodgings | 185 |
Provisioning the army | 187 |
Orders and their transmission | 193 |
Reimbursements | 194 |
The structure of the army | 196 |
12 Military Obligations and Contracts | 201 |
Classical vassalage | 206 |
The fiefrente | 209 |
The indenture | 215 |
Those exempted from military service | 221 |
The size of the Brabançon armies in the fourteenth century | 224 |
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS | 229 |
GLOSSARY | 235 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 239 |
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