User blog:Goddess of Despair/Season 6 Battle 5 Hessians vs Landsknecht

Hessians-The conscripted soldiers who's brutality terrified American soldiers!

Landsknecht-The soldiers who managed to sack Rome! Who is deadliest? To find out, our wikians are testing history's most lethal weapons. We'll see what happens when these warriors go toe-to-toe! No rules, no safety, no mercy. It's a duel to the death to decide who is the deadliest warrior!

Landsknecht
History= "We took Rome by storm, put over 6,000 men to the sword, seized all that we could find in churches... and burned down a great part of the city, taking apart and destroying all."

- Paul Dolstein, landsknecht, on the sack of Rome, 1527

During the Renaissance, professional standing armies were much too expensive for most European leaders. Instead, mercenaries were the primary fighting force, with major rivalries forming between different bands. Perhaps the most famous mercenaries of this time were the Landsknecht (German for "country servant"), first formed by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Garishly dressed and willing to fight for anyone as long as the price was right, Landsknecht bands served in just about every armed conflict of the 1500s. Short range= Katzbalger
 * Weight-3.3 pounds.


 * Length-2.4 feet.

Long range= Arquebus
 * Steel.
 * Matchlock.


 * Weight-9 pounds.


 * Length-44 inches.

Special= Zweihänder
 * .69 caliber.
 * Weight-7 pounds.


 * Length-70 inches.


 * Steel.

Hessians
History= The Hessians were a group of German, conscripted soldiers used throughout the 18th Century, most popularly in the American Revolutionary War. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel allowed his men to hire themselves out to Great Britain to provide their services to "discipline" the American revolutionaries. Many of the Hessians received low wages, poor housing, and terrible food. In order to better themselves, they were soon off to North America. Their first major engagement was the Battle of Long Island, a decisive British victory. They were used in every major battle after 1777, but were mainly deployed a garrison troops. The American revolutionaries considered the Hessians to be brutal warriors, and were insulted that the British Empire would use their services considering it was conflict between "daughter" and "mother". After the conflict, many of the Germanic soldiers in the newly founded American country settled within the land. Short range= Hessian Axe
 * Weight-4 pounds.


 * Length-1.9 feet.

Long range= Jäger rifle
 * Steel.
 * Flintlock.


 * Weight-9 pounds.


 * Length-45 inches.

Special= Hessian Longsword
 * .45 caliber.
 * Weight-4.5 pounds.


 * Length-44.5 inches.


 * Steel.

Voting/Battle Information
The battle will take place in a small town located in Virginia. It will be a 4 on 4 and neither town will be very familiar with the area. Edges or a 2 paragraphs are required to count as a full vote. Votes with one word, sentence, or state no arguments will not count. Proper grammar is required. Voting ends Spetember 20th, 2013

Battle
Landsknecht    Hessians

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