Abstract:Early modern warfare was dominated by sieges rather than battles. Sieges were far more numerous and more decisive for the outcome of a war, and many of the major battles were actually fought between a besieging army and a relief force, as at Pavia (1525), St. Quentin (1557), Mezokeresztes (1596), Nördlingen (1634), Rocroi (1643), and Vienna (1683). Moreover a failed siege could prove just as destructive to the beleaguering army as a lost battle, and equally damaging to princely prestige; witness the ruinous de… Show more
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