Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Non European forces proving themselves Vs European military might

kronckew · 22nd June 2012, 05:51 PM

getting back on track, for discussion:

karl martell - tours - 732 stopped islam from advancing north into france.

i particularly like that yataghan the grey bearded one is using.

siege of vienna 1529, battle of vienna 1683. kept the turks from advancing thru more of europe & eventually turned them back. dracula (vlad the impaler) fits in there somewhere too.

and spain (and the other colonial powers) conquered the new world mostly by biological warfare. smallpox wiped out 90% of their opponents. interbreeding with the survivors was also noted in earlier posts here, so i will leave that bit alone.

22nd June 2012, 05:51 PM	#53
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	getting back on track, for discussion: karl martell - tours - 732 stopped islam from advancing north into france. i particularly like that yataghan the grey bearded one is using. siege of vienna 1529, battle of vienna 1683. kept the turks from advancing thru more of europe & eventually turned them back. dracula (vlad the impaler) fits in there somewhere too. and spain (and the other colonial powers) conquered the new world mostly by biological warfare. smallpox wiped out 90% of their opponents. interbreeding with the survivors was also noted in earlier posts here, so i will leave that bit alone.