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大
asedhisworktooexclusivelyonGuicciardini,whileRankeandJähnsusedastheirprincipalsourceCoccinius,whocanhardlybecomparedtothebettersources.Thestandardstudy,basedonthesources,istheBerlindissertationbyErichSiedersleben(1907).PublishedbyGeorgNauck.HisprincipalsourcesarealetterwrittenbyFabriciusColonna,whocommandedtheknightsontheSpanishside(printedinMarinoSanuto,Diarii,14:176.Venice,1886),andareportfromtheFlorentineambassador,Pandolfini,whowaspresentatthebattleintheFrenchheadquarters(printedinDesjardins,NégociationsdiplomatiquesdelaFranceaveclaToscane,2:581.Paris,1861).
3.AccordingtoColonna'sletter.
4.TheItaliansurveymapindicatesthattheditchstillexiststodaybutdoesnotextendasclosetotheRoncoasitdid,accordingtooursources,atthetimeofthebattlein1512.
5.Iincludethe400lancesthatwereinpositionattheRoncobridgeunderAlègreandintervenedinthebattle.
6.Theartillerymaneuverisnotcompletelyclear,sincewecannotassume,asGuicciardinirecounts,thatEstedrovecompletelyintotherightflankoftheenemy,andthecannoncertainlydidnothaveenoughrangetoshootalongtheentireenemyfront.Perhapsanotherinspectionofthebattlefieldwouldclarifythispoint.
7.Thisbattleistreatedintwovaluablemonographsthatappearedinquicksuccession:NovaraandDijon.ApogeeandDeclineoftheSwissGreatPowerintheSixteenthCentury(NovaraundDijon.HöhepunktundVerfallderschweizerischenGrossmachtim16.Jahrhundert),byDoctorofPhilosophyE.Gagliardi.Zurich,1907.PublishedbyLeemannBrothersandCo.&ldquoTheBattleofNovara&rdquo(&ldquoDieSchlachtbeiNovara&rdquo),byGeorgFischer.Berlindissertation,1908.PublishedbyGeorgNauck.
8.GagliardiandFischerarrangetheindividualelementsofthebattleverydifferently,indeedevencontradictingoneanother,sinceFischerplacesontherightflankwhatGagliardiseemstoreportfortheleftflank.IagreewithFischer.Nevertheless,whenFischerassignsonly1,000mentothenorthsquareoftheSwiss,2,000tothecentersquare,and7,000tothesouthsquare,Idonotsaythatthatisimpossible,butIdonotconsideritascertain.IftheSwisshadgoodinformationontheenemyandknewthatthelansquenetswereinthesouthernpartofthecampbutthattherewasnofavorableterrainthereforhorsemen,theymaywellhavemadethenortherlyandcentralcolumnsofinfantryveryweak,assigninginreturnthehorsementotheformerandthecannontothelatter.Buttheymayhavegiventhesetwounitsonlymissionscallingfordemonstrations,whileassigningtheactualattackexclusivelytothethirdsquareandgivingitseven-tenthsoftheentireinfantry.Butwemaybelievesuchfinepointsonlyifwehavedirectandreliablesourcesconcerningthem.Consequently,althoughIagreeessentiallywithFischer,Ihaveexpressedmyselfmorecarefullyandwithmorerestraintandhaveavoidedgivingspecificnumbersforthevarioustroopunits.
9.Thesourcesspeakof400Swisshalberdierswhoreportedlyfirstdroveofftheharquebusiersofthelansquenetsandthenattackedthemainbodyintheflank.Gagliardi(p.162)considersthemtobeaunitthatarrivedbychance,whileFischer(p.138)considersthisadetachmentthatwassentoutintentionally.Isuspectthattheseweremenwhowelledoutononesidewhenthemainbodiesclashed.
10.ThisbattleisstudiedinanexemplarywaybyOttoHaintzinthedissertation&ldquoFromNovaratoLaMotta&rdquo(&ldquoVonNovarabisLaMotta&rdquo).Berlin,1912.
11.ThispolarityisdevelopedexcellentlybyGagliardi,NovaraundDijon,p.327.
12.ThemonographbyHeinrichHarkensee(Göttingendissertation,1909),whilealsocontributingtotheresearchindetail,didnotarriveattacticallycorrectconceptsoftheoverallbattle.Thecorrectionsthatneedtobemadeareapparentwhenthisworkiscomparedwiththeaccountabove.Inparticular,HarkenseeattributestoomuchcredibilitytotheexaggerationsinthefiguresfortheFrenchstrength.Hadank'sreviewintheDeutscheLiteraturzeitung,No.26,1910,concentratestoomuchondetailsandunjustlyraisestheaccusationthattheauthordidnotunderstandthestrategicsituation.Hemay,however,becorrectinhisreckoningoftheFrenchstrengthas30,000.HealsojustifiablydefendsthereportthattheGasconshadlargeshieldsthatcouldbeplacedonthegroundasabase.Suchshields(pavesen)wereusedbythemarksmen.Hereferstoaminiatureshowingcrossbowmenwithlargeshieldsofthiskindinfrontofthem.Hewett,AncientArmourandWeapons,3:543(Supplement).
13.Onpage36abovethereisaquotethatpraisestheSwissartillery.Thefactsdonotjustifythis.
14.&ldquoTheBattleofBicocca&rdquo(&ldquoDieSchlachtbeiBicocca&rdquo),byPaulKopitsch.Berlindissertation,1909.PublishedbyE.Ebering.
15.InGuicciardinitheaccountreads:&ldquoTheywantedtoreturnhome,butinordertoshowthewholeworldthatitwasnotbecauseoffear,theyfirstwantedtodefeattheenemy.&rdquoItispossiblethatthisstatementwasmade,butiftheyhadbeenvictorious,theSwisswouldnodoubtstillhaveremained,andsotheynodoubtintendedinthebottomoftheirheartstodosofromthestart.
16.ThestandardmonographistheBerlindissertationbyReinhardThom(1907),which,asaresultofprecisesourceanalysis,correctsmanyindividualerrorsinearlieraccounts.AfewadditionalsourcesmentionedinthereviewofthismonographintheDeutscheLiteraturzeitung,No.8,1909,arenotofconcerntous.
17.ThereportbytheambassadorfromSienaspecificallygivesthisasthereasonforthecarelessnessoftheFrench.
18.BerlindissertationbyKarlStallwitz,1911.ReviewbyHadankintheDeutscheLiteraturzeitung,No.16,1912.
6 馬基雅維利
1.Guillaume,p.165.
2.E.Fueter,inareviewofHobohm'sworkintheHistorischeZeitschrift,113:578,whilerecognizingthehighvalueofthework,neverthelesstakesexceptionindetailtomanypoints,chargestheauthorwithalackofmethodologicalschoolingandeveninsufficientknowledgeofwarfareandoftheItalianlanguage.IhavecheckedontheseaccusationsandhavecomparedthemwithahandwrittencountercritiquebyHobohm.Theresultisthatthereproachfallsbackonthecritic.Evenifallthedetailsthathecriticizeswererealerrors,incomparisonwiththestupendousscholarshipandthecriticalperceptivenesswithwhichHobohmsweepsasidemountainsofmisjudgmentsappearinginthesourcesandconstructspositivenewknowledge,thoseerrorswouldhaveverylittlesignificance.ButmystudyshowsthatofalltheobjectionsandcorrectionsmadebyFueter,notevenasingleone&mdashreallynotasingleone&mdashisjustified.ItisnotthatHobohm'sunderstandingofItalianisinsufficient,butratherthatFueterdidnotknowthedifferencesbetweenmodernItalianandtheItalianofthesixteenthcentury.ItisnotHobohmwhointroduceserroneousmaterialconcerningthewarfareofthattimebutFueter.Letusgivebutthreeexamples:Machiavellirecommendsthatintheselectionofcorporalsforthemilitiaitshouldbetakenintoconsiderationthattheyareacceptabletotheotherconscripts(&ldquoscripti&rdquo).Fueterisnotfamiliarwiththisprincipleandthislanguage.Heclaimsheisbringingsenseintothisprescriptionbytranslatingconscripts(&ldquoscripti&rdquo)withtheword&ldquoinstructions&rdquoandsaysthatHobohm,becauseofwhatisactuallyhiscorrecttranslationofthepassage,isunknowledgeable.Furthermore,Machiavellirecruitedhismilitiaexclusivelyfromthepeasantsofthesubjectedcountryside,andnotfromtheburghers.FueterreadHobohm'sbooksohastilythatheattributedtothesepeasantstheattitudesofthe&ldquoFlorentinemerchantnation.&rdquo
AthirdfeatureofMachiavelli'smilitiasystemwasthefactthatFlorencediditsbest,eventhoughnotalwayswithsuccess,topreventitssubjectsfromgoingoffasmercenaries,whereasinSwitzerlandandGermanythatwasofficiallypermittedandoftenevenmoreorlessorganized.Fueterhadsuchlittleunderstandingoftheseoppositeattitudes,whichareexplainedbyHobohminaveryinterestingandthoroughmanner,thathebelievesMachiavelliborrowedtheofficialregulationsforsendingmenoffformercenaryservicefromtheSwissmilitarysystem,andheattemptstocorrectHobohminthismatterwithstrongemphasis.Andthusitcontinuespointbypoint,andIcanonlyregretthattheHistorischeZeitschrifthasmisleditsreadersonsuchabasicwork.
3.Jähns,1:336.
4.Historiad'Italia,L.IX.Venice,1562,p.425.
5.Jovius,Elogiavirorumbellicavirtuteillustrium(AphorismsofMenDistinguishedbyMilitaryVirtues),Basel,1575,p.323.
6.Hobohm,2:457,464.FalsearmystrengthsforNovaraandMarignano:Discorsi,2:18.AlsoEscher,&ldquoTheSwissFootTroopsintheFifteenthCenturyandattheBeginningoftheSixteenthCentury&rdquo(&ldquoDasschweizerischeFussvolkim15.undimAnfangdes16.Jahrhunderts&rdquo),NeujahrsblätterderZüricherFeuerwerker,1904-1907,explainsthoroughlythatMachiavellidoesnotportraycorrectlyeitherthearmamentortheformationoftheSwiss.
第二篇 宗教戰争時期
1 騎士向現代騎兵的過渡
1.GeorgeT.Denison'sHistoryoftheCavalryfromtheEarliestTimes,withObservationsConcerningItsFuture(GeschichtederKavallerieseitdenfrühestenZeitenmitBetrachtungenüberihreZukunft),(GermanversionbyBrix,Berlin,1879)hasnoscientific-historicalvalue.
2.Concerningthedisputeovertheexplanationofthename,seeMangoldintheJahresberichtderGeschichtswissenschaften,3(1892):247.ThehussarsarementionedquiteoftenintheKüstrinBattleReportonMühlberginRanke,Werke,6:244-246,andinthereportoftheNurembergparticipantinthewar,JoachimImhof,inKnaake,ContributionstotheHistoryofCharlesV(BeiträgezurGeschichteKarlsV.),Stendal,1864,p.46.OfparticularinterestisAvila,HistoryoftheSchmalkaldicWar(GeschichtedesSchmalkaldischenKrieges),Germanedition,p.123.AccordingtoSusane,1:150,therehadbeenHungariancavalryinFrancesince1635;in1693aregimentofhussarswasformed.
3.SeeJähns,1:498,concerningthisbook.Hauser,inLesSourcesdel'histoiredeFrance,2:25,rejectsduBellayastheauthorandsays,probablycorrectly,thattheeditionof1548wastheoldest(Jähnsassumes1535).Averylargepartofthecontents,butnotthepassageabovecopiedfromVol.I,Chap.8,istakenfromMachiavelli.SeeGebelin,Quidreimilitarisdoctrinarenascentibuslitterisantiquitatisdebuerit(WhatMilitaryDoctrineOwedtotheRenaissance),Bordeaux,1881,p.44.
4.Jovius,Book44,Ed.1578,p.555.
5.Book45,p.610.
6.ReportoftheVenetianAmbassadorNavageroofJuly1546(BerichtdesvenezianischenGesandtenNavagerovomJuli1546),inAlbèri,SeriesI,Vol.I,pp.314,328.Healsodescribesthearmsofthesehorsemen(p.314).Thepistol,whichanotherreportshowsthemashaving(Ranke,Werke,4:223),isnotyetmentionedinthisreport.
7.AloisMocenigo,RelazionediGermania,1548.Ed.Fiedler,Fontesrer.austriacarum(SourcesofAustrianHistory),30:120,Vienna,1870.
8.Vol.Ill,Book3,Chap.2,p.289.
9.Jähns,1:740.
10.SeethedetailedextractinJähns'GeschichtederKriegswissenschaften,1:474.
11.Jähns,1:521.
12.NapoleonIIIwritesinhisarticleentitled&ldquoOnthePastandFutureofArtillery&rdquo(&ldquoDupasséetdel'avenirdel'artillerie&rdquo),Oeuvres,4:200:
Saint-LucsaysinhisObservationsmilitairesthatthedukeofAlba,havingfoundthesquadronsofthereîtrestoodeep,wantedtoformhisownmenwiththeirfronttwiceaswideastheirdepth.Inthisway,supposingthateachhorsewouldoccupyaspaceof6pacesby2,heestimatedthatasquadronof1,700horsesinseventeenrankswouldoccupyarectangleof102pacesby204.
ThepassagebySaint-Lucdoesnotyetseemtohavebeenprinted.
13.EditedbyBuchon,p.122.
14.ThatmaybeconcludedfromDiscourseXV(Ed.1587,p.345),whereitisassumedthatavictorioussquadronwouldstillonlydirectlythrowbackfifteenorsixteenoftheenemydrawnupinline,thatis,withanormalstrengthof100,one-sixthorone-seventhofthetotal.SeeDiscourseXVIII.
15.NapoleonIII,intheworkcitedinNote12above,saysthatHenryIVhadsquadronsof300to500horses,whichweredrawnupinfiveranks.HestatesthatMontgomeryrequiredthatthemen-at-armsweretoformintenranksandthelighthorseinseven.Billon,inLesprincipesdel'artmilitaire,Germanedition,p.254(1613),wouldhavethesquadronformedwithadepthoffiveranks,&ldquoforthehorsesdonotpressoneanotherstrongly.&rdquo
16.GeorgPaetel,TheOrganizationoftheHessianArmyunderPhiliptheMagnanimous(DieOrganisationdeshessischenHeeresunterPhilippdemGrossmütigen),1897.Seeespeciallypp.38,40.SeealsoJovius,Book34,p.278,concerningSpanisharmor.
17.AccordingtothereportsoftheVenetianambassadorAloisMocenigo,whoaccompaniedtheemperor.Fiedler,Fontesrer.Austriacarum,30:120.VenetianDispatchesfromtheImperialCourt(VenetianischeDepeschenvomKaiserhof),publishedbytheHistorischeKommissionderAkademiederWissenschaften,Vienna,1889,1:668,670-671.
18.TheyarefirstmentionedinAvila,SchmalkaldicWar,Germanedition,1853,p.58.Firstedition,Venice,1548,p.34.Inaletterdated6November1552,LazarusSchwendireferstothehorsemenofAlbrechtAlcibiadesas&ldquoblackhorsemen.&rdquoVoigt,AlbrechtAlcibiades,2:8.In1554,1,500&ldquoblackhorsemen&rdquoappearintheimperialcampbeforeNamur,allwithpennonsontheirlances.AnonymousJournal(1554-1557),editedbyLouisTorfs,CampagnesdeCharles-QuintetdePhilippeII,Antwerp,1868,pp.23-24.Therearenumerousreferencesinthisjournaltotheirmutinies.In1554thereappearsontheemperor'sside&ldquounostdereistres&rdquo(&ldquoahostofreîtres&rdquo)of1,800to2,000horsesunderCountWolframvonSchwarzenburg.Rabutin,CommentairesL.VI,Ed.Buchon,1836,p.620:&ldquoInordertointimidateus,theyhadallmadethemselvesblacklikehandsomedevils.&rdquoForthecampaignof1558,HenryII,lookingbacktotheexperiencesofthepreviousyearatSt.Quentin,orderedtherecruitingofasmanyreîtresaspossible.
...because,thepreviousyear,thelargeststrengththathisenemy(PhilipII)hadandwhichwasestimatedasgivinghimtheadvantage,wasbymeansofthesereîtres,whohavesincebeencalled&ldquoblackarmor,&rdquoallofwhombeingarmedwithpistols,furiousandfrighteningfirearms,seemedtohavebeeninventedfortheamazementandthebreakingupoftheFrenchmen-at-arms.Andyet,inordertotakeasmanyofthemaspossibleawayfromhisenemyandtoaccustomandteachtheFrenchhowtousesucharmswithconfidence,hewishedtodrawthemintohisservice.
Rabutin,L.XI,Ed.Buchon,1836,p.738.ThefirstGermanpistolmeninFrenchserviceappeared,asbestIhavefound,in1554(Rabutin,p.605).Susanebelievestheyappearedstillearlier.Rabutin,p.701,makesadistinctionin1557intheFrencharmybetweenmen-at-arms,cavalry,andreîtres.Theexpression&ldquohorsemen&rdquo(&ldquoReiter&rdquo)forcavalry,apparentlywiththeintentionofindicatingsomethingspecific,appearsinMarinoCavallis,RelazionedaFerdinandoRedeRomani,1543.Ed.Albèri,SeriesI,Vol.III,p.122.
19.Theyarementionedforthefirsttimeinanaccountof1559,wheretheyaregivenverylittlepraise.RelationdeMichelSuriano,madeonthereturnfromhisambassadorshiptoPhilipII,in1559.Gachard,RelationsdesambassadeursvénitienssurCharles-QuintetPhilippeII,Brussels,1856,p.116.Clonard,4:155,placestheirfirstmentionintheOrdinanzaof1560.
20.HistoryoftheNetherlandsWar(GeschichtedesniederländischenKrieges),BookII,Chaps.11,12.
21.Mocenigoreportstothedogeon4September1546:&ldquoTheimperialmountedtroopsfeartheirenemiesverymuch,bothbecauseoftheirnumbersandtheirexcellenthorsesandbecausemanyofthemhavethreesmallwheellockharquebuses,oneonthesaddle,anotherbehindthesaddle,andthethirdinaboot,sothatitissaidoftheselighthorsementhatinskirmishestheyalwaysconsiderthemselvessecure,becausehavingdealtwiththeirenemieswithoneharquebus,theyseizeanother,andmanytimes,evenwhenfleeing,theyputitontheirshoulderandfiretotherear.&rdquoVenetianischeDepeschenvomKaiserhof,Vienna,1889,1:670-671.
AsimilarreportismadebyFederigoBadoero(RelazionediCarloVediFilippoII,1557.Ed.Albèri,SeriesI,3:189-190)aboutferraruoliwhowereequippedwithfourorfivepistols.
22.Inthe&ldquoRecollectionsofanOldOfficer&rdquo(FeuilletonofthePostof21May1890)weread:
Atthattime(1847),itwasstillthepracticetotarget-shootfromhorseback,afrightfulmaneuverduringwhichveryfewhorsesstoodstill.Anoncommissionedofficerwouldhandtheloadedpistol,providedwithafuse,withthegreatestcaretothemountedhorseman.Nowthehorsemanwastorideavolt,haltinfrontofthetarget,andfire.Butassoonasthehorsenoticedthattheriderhadapistolinhishand,heusuallystartedtobuckandjump,andthehorseman,hismount,andthebystanderswereallmostseriouslyendangered.Anditthensometimeshappenedthatthehorsewasshotintheear.Butnowithappenedthatourgoodfirstlieutenant,vonB.,hadanoldsorrelmarenamedCommode,andwheneverhewasinchargeofthepracticefiring,thewholeplatoon,oneaftertheother,climbedaboardCommode,whostoodquietly,andeachmanfiredhisshotaccurately.Nowthisfoolishnesshasbeenabandonedandthefiringisdoneonlyinadismountedposition,although,ofcourse,signalshotsbymountedscoutsarenotexcluded.
23.Wallhausen,KriegskunstzuPferde,p.6.
24.Mencken,2:1427.
25.Ed.Buchon,p.291.OnTavannes,seep.127,above.
26.IhavejustreceivedastudybyR.FriedrichsdorfonAlbrechtasaleaderofmountedtroops(Berlindissertation,1919).Itcontainsnewandveryvaluablematerial.
27.Inthesecondeditionofthiswork,Basel,1572,thedescriptionissomewhatexpanded(BookIX,Fol.309),butwithoutaddinganythingofsignificanceforus.LancelotVoisin,SiredelaPopelinière,camefromPoitouandwasastudentinToulousewhenthenewsofthebloodbathofVassybecamepublic.HeimmediatelytookcommandofaHuguenotcompanyofstudents,waseventuallyincapacitatedastheresultofawound,andthenceforthhetookupthepen.
28.IntheaccountofthebattleofIvry,p.386.Sincethisbattledidnottakeplaceuntil1590,itistheyoungerTavanneswhoisspeakinghere.
29.InthefourthchapterofBook2ofhisKriegskunstzuPferde,p.65,Wallhausendescribestheexecutionofthecaracolebutwithoutusingthatname.ItisalsodescribedbyGrimmelshauseninSimplizissimus,Ed.Gödecke,1897,Vols.10,11,p.36.
30.Brantôme,Oeuvres,Edit.Laianne,1864ff.,4:201.Seealso3:376.InVol.I,pp.339-340,hementionsthisexampleinthesamesenseandspeaksofthebattleofAulneau(1November1587)asaparallel.
31.AtthebaseofthisistheItalian&ldquocorazza,&rdquowhichisderivedfrom&ldquocorium,&rdquo&ldquoleather.&rdquo
32.Forexample,Villar'sMémoires,L.X.,Ed.1610,p.901;thisappearstobefortheyear1559,accordingtoacontemporarydocument.
33.InthesixteenthcenturyacertainCountSolms(Würdinger,2:371)wrotecorrectly&mdashbutinthefinalanalysisneverthelessfalsely:
Whenonehasashorsemenonlywagonservantsandpeasantswhostealtheirhorsesfromwagonsandplows,therewillbeinthefieldbadconductanddesertioninbattleandcampaigns.Andeveniftheydonotfleebutremain,theyarestillnotsufficientlywellmountedandarmored,andtheyhavenotlearnedhowtofightbuttheyremainpeasantsonplowhorsesanddrafthorses.Suchmenshouldnotbebroughtbyanobletothelordwhoprovidesthepay,forthelordreliesontheirnumberswithoutknowingthathehasonlyalooselyformed,worthlessunit.Everyknightlymanwhointendstoleadhorsementoalordshouldponderthis,foritisamatterofhishonorandhiswelfare.Forifhehaspeasantyokelsinhissquadronorbanneretandfindshimselffacedbyagood,wellequippedunit,whatcanheexpecttoaccomplishandwhatpoorservicehehasprovidedhiscommanderinreturnforhismoney.
34.Erben,BulletinoftheImperialandRoyalArmyMuseum(MitteilungendeskaiserlichenundköniglichenHeeresmuseums),1902,ArticlesofWar,etc.
35.Susane,Histoiredelacavalleriefrançaise,1:73,givesasomewhatdifferentoriginofthisarmedbranch.Hedoesnotrelateittofirearmsbutregardsasthesignificantfactoronlythespeedthattheinfantryingeneral,bothlancersandmusketeers,coulddevelopinthiswayduringindividualexpeditions.Becauseoftheterrorthattheyinspired,thesewarriorshadcalledthemselvesdragoons.TheywerecreatedbytheMarquisdeBrissacinthePiedmonttheaterofoperationsbetween1550and1560.AccordingtoJovius,Book44,PietroStrozzihadalreadyplaced500selectedmarksmen(sclopettarii)onhorsebackin1543inordertooccupyGuiseasquicklyaspossible.LudwicoMelzo,Regulemilitari...dellacavalleria(Antwerp,1611)understandsthedragoonstobemountedmarksmen.Jähns,2:1050.Wallhausenhasthemarmedinpartwithpikes.
Basta,BookI,Chap.8,believesthemountedmarksmanorcarabineerwasinventedinPiedmont.Heidentifiesthistype,therefore,withthedragoons.Hugoincludesamongthedragoonsalsomenarmedwithspears,whomoveonhorsebackbutfightonfoot.Militiaequestri,1630,S.184,BookIII,p.4.SeeBookIV,Chap.5,pp.271-272,concerningtheirformationinbattle,withthepikemeninthemiddle,marksmenontherightandleft,andhorsesintherear.
36.When,forexample,theVenetianSoriano,RelazionediFrancia,1562,Ed.Albèri,SeriesI,4:117,saysthatthekingofFrancehad,inadditiontohisknights,foreignferraiuoliecavallileggieri,thelatterprincipallyAlbaniansandItalians,thedifferenceisthatherethecavallaleggieriaretheolderarm,whichdoesnotfightinsuchcloseformationwhereastheferraiuoliweregroupedintightsquadronformationandatthistime,1562,wereprobablyalsoarmedonlywiththepistol.
37.Rabutin,Commentaires,Ed.Buchon,p.573,asaneyewitness.
38.AloiseContarini,RelazionediFrancia,February1572,Ed.Albèri,SeriesI,Vol.IV,pp.232-233.
39.Ed.Buchon,pp.202-203.
40.&ldquoTheformationoftheFrenchiswithabroadfrontandweakrear,becauseeverybodywantstotakepositioninthefrontrankbuttheFlemish,increasingthefilesandenlargingthebody,makeitstrongerandmoresecure.&rdquoReportofMichelSuriano,madeonhisreturnfromhisambassadorshiptoPhilipIIin1559(RelationdeMichelSuriano,faiteauretourdesonAmbassadeauprèsdePhilippeIIen1559)(InGachard,RelationsdesambassadeursvénitienssurCharles-QuintetPhilippeII,Brussels,1856,p.116).Popelinière,Histoiredestroubles,Livre9(editionof1572,p.309):&ldquoThereître,becausehefightsinacompletelydifferentwaythantheFrench...&rdquo
41.Andtheworstisthat,inthepast,theyfoughtinasingleline(enhaye).Theseregimentsmarchinginbattleformationareseparatedfromoneanotherbythefoottroops,theartillery,orotherunits,andtheycannotconvenientlybedrawntogethertoformalargeunitwhentheoccasioncallsforit.Andwhiletheymightstillbeinopencountry,iftheyshouldclosetogether,ifbychancetheking'slieutenantshouldnotbetheretocommandthem,eachofthemwantingtoshowhisworth,withoutconsideringthatbodyoftroops&mdashor,sotospeak,themountainofenemies&mdashthatiscomingtoattackthem,neitherthefearthesoldierscanhave,whoseeingthemselvesweakandoutnumbered,runoff,seekingnotonlytowin,buttosurviveiftheyfaceuptothesetroopswheretheyhaveafourtoonesuperiority,united,pressedtogether,andinquantity,asitissaid.
Theyweretomakethecompanies80to100menstrong,composedofcompatriotswhowereallknowntooneanother,inordertofostercohesiveness.Thecompaniesweretobeformedinregimentsofabout500men(&ldquohommesd'armes&rdquo).
Cavalryinsingleline(enhaye)isuselesssquadronscomposedof400ridersarethebestsquadronsof1,500and2,000,asisprescribedforthereîtres,woulddefeatthemiftheyweredealingonlywiththese400;andiftherewere1,200inthreeunits,chargingoneaftertheother,Iwouldconsiderthemtohavetheadvantage.Somanymenincloseformationonlycreateconfusion,andonlyafourthofthemfight.Thislargenumberofsoldiersinasquadronisusefulforthereîtres,becausethree-fourthsoftheirmenarenothingbutvilleins.Thefirsttroopsthatchargeagainsttheselargebodiesthrowthemintodisorder,principallystrikingthemontheflank.Andevenifthebodycanholdoffthefirstattackers,thesecondandthirdsquadronssweepthemawayandbreakthemup,chargingfromoneendtotheotherandpassingthroughafterthefirsttworanksarepenetrated,thereislittledangerfromtherest.Hewhohasthelargernumberofsquadronsof300and400mustwinthevictory.GasparddeSaulx-Tavannes,Mémoires,Ed.Buchon,1836,p.328ff.
42.IfindasimilarargumentinaVenetianaccountof1596:
Thereîtreswereeasilybrokenupbythelancesofthelightcavalry.Formerly,wheneachrankhadmadeitswheel,thereîtrescustomarilytightenedtheirwholeformationandawaitedtheassault,facingthelancesthatwerecomingtowardthem,andthen,wideningtheirformation,theywouldletthementeramongthemandwouldhandlethemroughlywiththeirpistolsandtheirarms.Butnowthelancesnolongercomealltogetherinsquadronsbut,dividedintodiverseandsmalldetachments,theyassaultthesquadronsofreîtresfromallsidesandharassthemandthrowthembackandrunthroughthemfromonesidetotheotherandbreakthemupwithgreatfacility.TommasecoContarini,RelazionediGermania,1596.InRelazionedegliAmbasc.Veneti.,Ed.Albèri,SeriesI,6:235.
43.Itwasaquestioninancienttimesandamongthoseofthepresenttimewhetheritwasbettertogointocombatatatrotortoawaittheenemyinplaceitseemsthatthemomentumandthegallopincreasethepowerofthemenandhorsestomowdownthesquadronsbutitalsogivesmuchmoreopportunitytothosewhohavenodesiretobeinvolvedinthischargetohalt,holdtheirmountsinplace,andseparatethemselvesfromthecharge,suchasnewsoldiersandthosethecaptaindoesnottrust.Itseemsthatitwouldbebettertohavethemwaitinformationandfirmlyfixedinplaceoratleastnottotakeupthetrotorgallopbeforeadistanceoftwentypacesfromtheenemy,becausethenthosewhowouldfalloutwouldberecognized,andthecowardswouldbetooashamedtoleavetheirpositionatthemomentofencounteringtheenemy,beingthemoreeasilyseenandrecognizedbytheircaptains,whowouldforcethemtobecourageousinspiteofthemselves.JeanGasparddeSaulx-Tavannes,Mémoires,Ed.Buchon,1836,p.116.
44.Frenchordinanceof16October1568.&ldquoItislikewiseorderedthatthecompaniesofeachregimentofcavalrywillmarchtogetherandintheformationthattheyaretomaintainwhilefighting,inorderthateachmanwillbeaccustomedtoholdinghisposition.&rdquoNothingfurtherwasprescribed.H.Choppin,LesOriginesdelaCavaleriefrançaise,ParisandNancy,1905,p.22.
45.QuitesimilardescriptionsandobservationsarefoundintheHistoryoftheCivilWarsinFrance(StoriadelleguerrecivilidiFrancia),bytheItalianDavila,andintheArtofWar,&ldquoTheDifferencebetweenLaundersandPistolers,&rdquo1590,bytheEnglishmanRogerWilliams.TheyarequotedbyC.H.FirthinCromwell'sArmy,p.129.
46.IntheCommentaires,Vol.XI,Chaps.11,12,Ed.Lonmier-Guillaume,2:214-222.
47.InhisHistoryoftheNetherlandsWar(GeschichtedesNiederländischenKrieges),MendozareportsexpresslyinhisaccountofthebattleontheMookerHeidethatthe&ldquohorsemen&rdquoontheSpanishsidehadawaitedtheattackoftheenemysquadronsinplace&mdashasaresultofwhich,tobesure,theyweredefeated.ItwasonlyacounterattackbyanotherSpanishcavalryunitthatthrewbacktheGueux.
48.Historia,Book44.Ed.1578,p.560.
2 射手數量的增加與步兵戰術的完善
1.Rüstow,GeschichtederInfanterie,1:242f.,349.Jähns,1:724,726,731.Hobohm,2:472.Pätel,TheOrganizationoftheHessianArmyunderPhiliptheMagnanimous(DieOrganisationdeshessischenHeeresunterPhilippdemGrossmütigen).Philipgavethemarksmenoneguildermorepermonththanthespearmennevertheless,theydidnotreachhalfthestrength.
2.Jähns,1:726.
3.RelazionediVincenzoQuirini,December1507(RelazionedegliambassadoreVeneti[EugenAlbèri,SeriesI,6:21]).
4.Clonard-Brix,p.57.
5.BookXV,Basel,1578,1:315.
6.TruthfulDescriptionoftheOtherCampaigninAustriaagainsttheTurks...inthePastYear1532.DescribedinDetail.AndnowPreparedinPrintfortheFirstTimeinthisYearof1539.ReprintedinJ.U.D.Goebel,ContributionstotheNationalHistoryofEuropeunderEmperorCharlesV(BeiträgezurStaatsgeschichtevonEuropaunterKaiserKarlV.),Lemgo,1767,p.326.FurtherinformationonthecaracoleistobefoundinHobohm,2:394,405-407,468,483,508.
7.Rabutin,Commentaires,Ed.Buchon,p.530.
8.QuotedinRüstow,1:264.
9.DiscourseXVIII,Paradoxe2,p.384.
10.Jovius,LifeofPescara(Levite...),Venice,1581,p.213.
11.1September1546.Avila,Germanedition,p.39.
12.Therearealsoreportsofmixedcombatofmarksmenandhorsemen(Rüstow,1:314,fromMonluc),butthesecanonlyhavebeenexceptionalcasesthathadnofurtherdevelopment.
13.Joviusin1535beforeGoleta:&ldquoduassclopetariorummanus,quasmanicasvocabant,quodcornuuminstar...&rdquo(&ldquotwobandsofsclopetarii,whichtheycallsleevesbecausetheyarelikewings&rdquo).Book34,Editionof1578,p.392.In1542beforeOfen,theItalianinfantryofAlessandroVitelli&ldquopromotohastatorumagmineetutrinquesclopettariisincornuaexpansisBarbarasinvadunt&rdquo(&ldquoAfterthecolumnofthepikemenhadbeenmovedforwardandonbothsidesthesclopetariihadbeenextendedonthewings,theyattackedthebarbarians&rdquo).Jovius,Histories,Book42,p.518.
14.Aswehavealreadyseenonp.94above,Rüstowcalledthisformationthe&ldquoHungarianorder,&rdquowhichhebasedontheViennaparadeof1532.Butthatwasonlyaschematicrepresentationwithoutpracticalsignificance.Theexpressionisnotderivedfromthesourcesanymorethanisthe&ldquoSpanishbrigade.&rdquoWallhausenspeaksnotofa&ldquoHungarianorder,&rdquobutonlyofa&ldquoHungarianinstallation,&rdquothatis,anadministrativearrangementratherthanatacticalone.InhisArtofDismountedWarfare(KriegskunstzuFuss),BookI,Chap.6,p.110,hesaysthatinHungarynoformationotherthanthesquarewasused.Jähns,1:711,callsitfatalthattherehadbeenacceptanceoftheprocedureadvocatedbytheItalianTartagliacallingforplacingthemarksmenintheouterranksofthesquareratherthanaswingsrestingonthesquaresofspearmen,ashadalreadybeenrecommendedbySeldeneckin1480.Thiscriticismseemstometofailtorecognizetheprincipalpoint.Whileitistruethattheformationofmarksmeninwingsofferedtheadvantageofbettersequenceoffireandalsoareasonablysureprotection,nevertheless,whentheattackinghorsemenapproached,themarksmenalwayshadtofindprotectioneitheramongorinsideofthespearmen.
15.Asanexampleofhowlittlewecandependonisolatedreports,evenwhentheyappeartobewellfounded,letusnotethatJorga,HistoryoftheOttomanEmpire(GeschichtedesosmanischenReiches),3:295,tellsofadefeatoftheTurksin1593inwhich&ldquothejanissariesweredestroyedbythenewcavalryoftheWest,theheavyhorsemencladinirononarmoredhorses,andbytheharquebusiers.&rdquoATurkishsourceandaPolishonearecitedasabasis.Consequently,thewritershadheardofthe&ldquonewcavalryoftheWest,&rdquobuttheyhadnotunderstoodinwhatrespectitwasnew,andsotheydescribeitastheancientknights.Ifwewerenotinformedfromothersources,itwouldbeabsolutelyimpossibletorecognizewhatiscorrectinthisexaggerateddescription.ThisisacounterparttothetranspositionofWinkelriedintoaknightlybattle.Asimilarsituationistobefoundinthesameworkonp.314.
16.1608.ArchivesofOranien-Nassau,2dSeries,2:389.
17.InstitutiondeladisciplinemilitaireauRoyaumedeFrance,Lyons,1559,p.96ff.Theauthorhimselfisopposedtothereducedunitsandbelievesthat,sincetherearemarksmenandhorsemenintheintervals,thecannonwouldfindtheirtargetinanycase.Inhisopinion,oneshouldseektopreventthesecondshotbyskirmishingmarksmenandhorsemen.
18.RüstowtreatedtheseformationsverythoroughlyinhisGeschichtederInfanterie.Idonotconsideritnecessarytogointothatindetail,sincewefindnothingofthiskindintherealbattles.
19.Theextenttowhichthe&ldquoterzio&rdquowasanadministrativeoratacticalunitanddesignationrequiresfurtherresearch.
20.Lipsius,demilitiaRomana(OnRomanMilitaryService),5:20,Opera,1613,2:460.DelaNoue,DiscourseXVIII,2dParadoxe.Ed.1587,p.377ff.
3 奧蘭治領主莫裡斯
1.OnthemilitarylibraryofMauriceofOrange,seeCarlNeumann,Rembrandt,1:95.
2.JournalofAnthonyDuyck(JournaalvanAnthonisDuyck),fiscaladvocateoftheCouncilofState(1591-1602).PublishedundercommissionoftheWarDepartment,withintroductionandnotesbyLudwigMulder,captainofinfantry,3volumes,1862-1866,s'GravenhageandArnhem.Duyck'sofficewasthatofachiefofthewarchancelleryoftheCouncilofStateandofthehighestjuridicalofficialforthearmy(Mulder,preface,p.LXXXVI).Hewasnormallypresentwiththearmyandkeptadailyaccountofevents.Tojudgefromanexaminationofhisjournal,hewassoexcellentlyinformedonthethoughtsofMauriceastobepossibleonlythroughdirectverbalcontact.InmanypassageswemayconsiderthejournaltobeMaurice'slegacytoposterity.GustavRoloff,&ldquoMauriceofOrangeandtheFoundingoftheModernArmy&rdquo(&ldquoMoritzvonOranienunddieBegründungdesmodernenHeeres&rdquo),PreussischeJahrbücher,Vol.111,1903.
3.Jähns,1:869f.
4.Jähns,1:472,705,saysthatin1521DeliaVallerecommendedtheparadema