Field of Glory II: Medieval - Rise of the Swiss - PC (Steam)

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From the late 1300s some Swiss started to carry the long pike, at first as a minority weapon, the bulk of their soldiers still carrying the halberd. In 1422, a small Swiss army was beaten at Arbedo by a Milanese army containing a large number of men-at-arms, who dismounted after their initial mounted charge failed. It was noticed that the pikemen fared better in combat against dismounted men-at-arms than the halberdiers, due to the longer reach of their weapons. From that time onwards the prop...

This DLC requires the base game Field of Glory II: Medieval

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Developer:	Byzantine Games,
Publisher:	Slitherine Ltd.,
Release date:	18 May 2022
Genre:	Simulation, Strategy,
Recent Steam reviews:	No user reviews
All Steam reviews:	Positive (11)

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Description

From the late 1300s some Swiss started to carry the long pike, at first as a minority weapon, the bulk of their soldiers still carrying the halberd. In 1422, a small Swiss army was beaten at Arbedo by a Milanese army containing a large number of men-at-arms, who dismounted after their initial mounted charge failed. It was noticed that the pikemen fared better in combat against dismounted men-at-arms than the halberdiers, due to the longer reach of their weapons.
From that time onwards the proportion of pikemen in Swiss armies was steadily increased, so that by the end of the fifteenth century it had become the dominant weapon. The halberd was only retained by a small number of experienced soldiers to defend the banners, and to break up an enemy's formation if the pike advance was halted.

The new Swiss system proved an astounding success on the battlefield: victorious in the Burgundian Wars, defeating the Holy Roman Empire in the Swabian War, and as mercenaries they were a key component of French King Charles VIII's armies in Italy. Soon pike formations were adopted in many western European countries, notably in Germany by the famous 'landsknechts'.

In Bohemia, war had broken out between the followers of Jan Hus, a Proto-Protestant religious reformer, and the Catholic royalists. The Hussites were mainly common people, and they had few nobles to provide heavily armoured men-at-arms. To counter the royalists’ advantage in heavy cavalry, they adapted simple agricultural wagons into the 'Wagenburg', a mobile fortress, from within which the Hussite soldiers could fight. This was mainly a defensive weapon, although at the Battle of Kutna Hora in 1421 it was used to break through a royalist army.
In Spain, the Reconquista was finally completed when the Kingdom of Granada was conquered in 1492. Here, the armies of Castile and Aragon had also adopted the pike, but Castile had in addition revived the use of sword and buckler men, in imitation of the ancient Roman legionaries.
England saw a series of wars between the Lancastrian and Yorkist branches of the Plantagenet royal family. Today these are known as the Wars of the Roses. Here the battlefield was still dominated by the longbow and dismounted men-at-arms, although a few mercenary pikemen were recruited for some campaigns.
Another backwater was Scandinavia, where Sweden fought to break free from the Kalmar Union, which was dominated by Denmark.

Additional coverage for the following nations and factions from the introduction of Swiss-style pike tactics or Hussite war wagons by themselves or their opponents until 1500 AD: Aragonese, Berber (Wattasid), Bohemian (Catholic), Burgundian, Castilian, Danish, English (Lancastrian, Yorkist and Tudor), Florentine, French, German (Imperial, Feudal and City armies), Granadine, Hungarian, Hussite (Taborite and Utraquist), Low Countries, Milanese, Neapolitan, Papal, Polish, Rus, Scots, Swiss, Venetian. Each of these has their own historically-based banner. (Several European nations are already covered up to 1500 AD by previous DLC).
22 new units.
60 more army lists allowing historically realistic armies for each of the above factions and their allies at different dates during the period, and bringing the total number of Medieval army lists to 303. In addition armies can include contingents from historical allies. This gives over three hundred thousand permutations. You will never run out of new matchups to try.

oAragonese 1450-1479 AD
oBerber (Wattasid) 1466-1500 AD
oBohemian (Catholic) 1419-1449 AD
oBohemian (Catholic) 1450-1500 AD
oBreton 1456-1465 AD
oBreton 1466-1491 AD
oBurgundian 1450-1464 AD
oBurgundian 1465-1470 AD
oBurgundian 1471-1477 AD
oCastilian 1476-1497 AD
oDanish 1488-1500 AD
oEnglish (Britain) 1450-1454 AD
oEnglish (Lancastrian) 1455-1484 AD
oEnglish (Yorkist) 1455-1482 AD
oEnglish (Continental) 1475 AD
oEnglish (Yorkist) 1483-1485 AD
oEnglish (Yorkist) 1486-1497 AD
oEnglish (Tudor) 1485-1500 AD
oFlorentine 1400-1414 AD
oFlorentine 1415-1439 AD
oFlorentine 1424 AD
oFlorentine 1440-1500 AD
oFrench 1466-1479 AD
oFrench 1480-1483 AD
oFrench 1484-1500 AD
oGerman (Imperial) 1425-1449 AD
oGerman (Imperial) 1450-1487 AD
oGerman (Imperial) 1488-1500 AD
oGerman (Feudal) 1450-1489 AD
oGerman (Feudal) 1490-1500 AD
oGerman (City N & W) 1450-1487 AD
oGerman (City N & W) 1488-1500 AD
oGerman (City S & E) 1425-1449 AD
oGerman (City S & E) 1450-1487 AD
oGerman (City S & E) 1488-1500 AD
oHungarian 1441-1500 AD
oHussite (Taborite) 1419-1434 AD
oHussite (Utraquist) 1419-1479 AD
oLow Countries 1450-1477 AD
oLow Countries 1478-1487 AD
oLow Countries 1488-1500 AD
oMilanese 1400-1439 AD
oMilanese 1440-1500 AD
oNeapolitan 1400-1439 AD
oNeapolitan 1440-1500 AD
oPapal 1400-1439 AD
oPapal 1440-1500 AD
oPolish 1455-1500 AD
oRus 1470-1500 AD
oScots 1438-1500 AD
oSwiss 1360-1399 AD
oSwiss 1400-1422 AD
oSwiss 1423-1424 AD
oSwiss 1425-1475 AD
oSwiss 1476-1477 AD
oSwiss 1478-1490 AD
oSwiss 1491-1500 AD
oVenetian 1400-1414 AD
oVenetian 1415-1439 AD
oVenetian 1440-1500 AD

8 more historical scenarios covering key engagements of the period on an epic scale: Kutna Hora 1421, Towton 1461, Brunkeberg 1471, Grandson 1476, Loja 1482, Bosworth 1485, Fornovo 1495, Dornach 1499.
41 more historical matchups added to Quick Battle mode, increasing the total to 239, most playable from either side.
4 more historically-based campaigns covering major leaders and conflicts of the era: Rise of the Swiss, Hussite Wars, Charles the Bold, Louis XI.
Sandbox campaign expanded to include all the new army lists, allowing you to lead any nation (and their historical allies) against any other nation (and their allies) – giving over eighty thousand permutations.
Time Warp modules expanded to include the new army lists.