Abstract
In this article, we analize the tecnical conditions of the armament employed in the War called «of the Two Pedros», an important conflict developed between the monarchies from Aragon (Pedro IV) and Castille (Pedro I), between 1356 and 1366. In order to do it, we offer a definition about the main categories of combatants in the Aragonese army and, after it, we describe their equipment. Our thesis argues that, in a thecnical sense, this war can be considered as a prelude of the Military Revolution in the Crown of Aragon, because of, during the conflict, the Aragonese army employed traditional kinds of combat (large sieges and short attacks to capture people and things) and, also, little technical changes, like the use of gunpowder.
Highlights
We analize the tecnical conditions of the armament employed in the War called «of the Two Pedros», an important conflict developed between the monarchies from Aragon (Pedro IV) and Castille (Pedro I), between 1356 and 1366
In order to do it, we offer a definition about the main categories of combatants in the Aragonese army and, after it, we describe their equipment
In a thecnical sense, this war can be considered as a prelude of the Military Revolution in the Crown of Aragon, because of, during the conflict, the Aragonese army employed traditional kinds of combat and, little technical changes, like the use of gunpowder
Summary
El núcleo de los ejércitos a mediados del siglo XIV estaba constituido todavía por las tropas de caballería. Un indicio de ello está documentado para Cataluña, ya que las Cortes de Perpiñán de 1356 cuantificaron los elementos que componían la unidad del caballo armado en su cabalgador, un escudero y dos hombres a pie, es decir, en cuatro personas, sin que quede claro si el citado escudero disponía también de una montura[21]. En marzo de 1363, por ejemplo, el rey encomendó a Jaume Dez Prats el reclutamiento de doscientos ballesteros en los lugares de las órdenes de Calatrava y del Hospital, que serían destinados a Daroca, con un salario de dos sueldos jaqueses diarios para cada uno de ellos[54]. Dichos escuderos eran de casa del arzobispo de Zaragoza y su salario, en marzo de 1361, era de 18 dj por persona y día[65]
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