Image: Bad-war
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Description: Swiss and Landsknecht soldiers engage in the exceptionally-fierce hand to hand combat known as "bad war." The long spear shafts are their pikes, which became awkward to handle if the push of pike became too disorganized. In that case, halberds and swords became the deadliest weapons. Engraving by Hans Holbein the Younger. Albertina, Vienna.
Title: Bad-war
Credit: Albertina online
Author: Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/1498–1543)
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License: Public domain
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