1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
78. The Landsknrcht infantry constituted the mainstay of the imperial armies in the i6th century. Maximilian I. and Charles V. are recorded to have marched and carried the " long pike " in their ranks. Maximilian also formed a corps of Kyrissrr, who were the origin of the modern cuirassiers. It was not, however, until much later that the Austrian army came into existence as a permanent force. Rudolph II. formed a small standing force about 1600, but relied upon the " enlistment " system, like other sovereigns of th…
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