Wallachian archer. from the time time of the Battle of Posada in the autumn of 1330. Reconstruction made mased on a miniature from the Chronicon Pictum (XIVth century). by Mihai B

Austrian Wallach infantrymen and sharpshooters

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XIVth century Wallachian Soldiers. By Mihai B.

Battle of Baia 1467. The Moldavian army of Stefan the Great defeats the Hungarian army of Matthais Corvinus. Painting from the National History Museum Bucharest.

14th-15th century troops by McBride

Regiunea Slatina - Dorobant

“Dreptu aceia şi eu m-am nevoit şi am început casă a zidi sfinţii sale den temelie

Vlad III Dracula was known after his death as Vlad the Impaler (Tepes) and had a reputation of being an evil and sadistic madman who resorted to unusual, brutal and bizarre methods of killing his victims. What was Vlad really like as a ruler and warlord?

So often we hear about horse archery as only some steppe super tactic unstopable in battle. Even a shallow study of history disproves this invincibility myth. In any case I think something quite under studied was horse archery in Europe. I am not refering so much to the Scythians, Sarmatians or Geto-Dacians of the older eras but more so that of the medieval era. I know the Russians during and after the Mongol invasions had adopted similar horse archery tactics although it is possible it…

Battle of Cosmin Forest 1497. The Moldavian army of Stefan the Great defeats a Polish army. Diorama from the National History Museum in Bucharest.

Wallachian archer from the Battle of Posada 1330. Ian Heath

Magyar (left) and Vlach (right) Cavalrymen

Romanian Atheneum Fresco Detail 8 - Mircea the Elder Voivode of Wallachia late XIVth century