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Military units and formations of the Middle Ages
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The list Military units and formations of the Middle Ages includes
Janissaries, Medieval Bulgarian army, Qurchi (royal bodyguard), Franc-archer and Medieval Serbian army.
The list consists of 18 members
and 7 sublists.
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Byzantine army
ArmyOverview: The Byzantine army or East Roman army was the primary military body of the Byzantine armed forces, serving alongside the Byzantine navy. A direct continuation of the Roman army, the East Roman army ma ...
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Fianna
Celtic Tribe of Legend
Overview: Fianna (singular fiann, Irish: An Fhèinne ) were small, semi-independent warrior bands in Irish mythology. They are featured in the stories of the Fenian Cycle, where they are led by Fionn mac Cumhaill ... 1
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Skirmisher
Light infantry or cavalry soldier
Overview: Skirmishers are light infantry or cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard, or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances. They are usually ... 0
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Artillery battery
Artillery unit size designation
Overview: In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of artillery, mortars, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface to surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles etc., so ... 0
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Military order (religious society)
One of a variety of Christian societies of knights
Overview: A military order (Latin: Militaris ordinis) is a chivalric order with military elements. Western military orders were originally established as Catholic religious societies; the first orders originated ... 0
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Rashidun army
Armed forces of the Muslim Rashidun Caliphate
Overview: The Rashidun army was the core of the Rashidun Caliphate's armed forces during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century, serving alongside the Rashidun navy. The Rashidun army maintained a high level of ... 0
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Great Heathen Army
Norse invasion of England in 865
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8.Overview: The Feldhauptmann (plural: Feldhauptleute) was a historical military appointment, during the time of the Landsknechte or mercenaries in European warfare, who commanded a Fähnlein, a unit of roughly ba ...Occupation: Military 0
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Overview: The medieval Bulgarian army was the primary military body of the First and the Second Bulgarian Empires. During the first decades after the foundation of the country, the army consisted of a Bulgar cavalry ... 0
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Franc-archer
Military unit
Overview: The francs-archers ("free archers") militia were the first attempt at the formation of regular infantry in France. They were created by the ordonnance of Montil-lès-Tours on 28 April 1448, which prescribed ... 0
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Compagnie d'ordonnance
Military unit
Overview: The compagnie d'ordonnance system was the first standing army of late medieval and early modern France and the forefather of the modern company. Each compagnie consisted of 100 Lances fournies, which was ... 0
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Ashigaru
Infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan
Overview: Ashigaru (足軽, "light [of] foot") were infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The first known reference to ashigaru was in the 14th century, but it was during the Ashikaga shogunate (M ... 0
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13.Overview: The Fähnlein (in Swedish: fänika) was an infantry unit approximately equivalent to the company or battalion which was used in parts of Europe during the Middle Ages. The size of the unit varied; originally ... 0
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Janissaries
Former elite military unit of the Ottoman Empire
Overview: The Janissaries (Ottoman Turkish: يڭيچرى yeñiçeri meaning "new soldier") were elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops, bodyguards and the first modern standing army ... 0
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Malassay
Former elite military unit of the Adal SultanateOverview: A Malassay (Harari: መለሳይ Mälässay) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Adal Sultanate's household troops. According to Manfred Kropp, Malassay were the Harari armed forces. 0
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Qurchi (royal bodyguard)
Military unit
Overview: The qurchis or qorchis (Persian: قورچی, qūṛčī) were the royal bodyguard of the Safavid shah. The head of the qurchis was known as the qurchi-bashi. 0
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Medieval Serbian army
Military unit
Overview: The medieval Serbian army was well known for its strength and was among the strongest on the Balkans before the Ottoman expansion. Prior to the 14th century the army consisted of Byzantine-style noble ... 0
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Catalan Company
14th century mercenary company
Overview: The Catalan Company or the Great Catalan Company (Catalan: Gran Companyia Catalana, Latin: Exercitus francorum, Societatis exercitus catalanorum, Societatis cathalanorum, Magna Societas Catalanorum) was ... 0
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