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The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704 (Paperback)
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The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704 (Paperback)
Series: Men-at-Arms
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A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with
pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio
or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of
Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the
first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman
cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as
the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons
fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist
opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy
infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and
photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this
study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active,
opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and
the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation
of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704.
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