To celebrate the release of our brand new Ottomans last week, we’re going to dive into one of their great battles. Look to your defences, Malta is under siege! Prelude “Nothing is better known than the siege of Malta” – Voltaire The defeat of the seemingly unstoppable Ottoman horde at Malta resounded across Christendom, reversing…
Equipped with the Arquebus, the standard hand gun of their age, they stand in the face of their enemy readying a deadly volley. Ottoman Janissary Arquebusiers Firing View in Store Deadly and powerful, the Arquebus was favoured by a variety of military generals for their advantages they had over bows. This included a further effective range,…
Charge straight through the enemy front lines with the new Ottoman Sipahi of the Porte Heavy Cavalry. Ottoman Sipahi of the Porte Cavalry Command View in Store Heavy cavalry leaders had to be strong warriors and great combatants as heavy cavalry can be often seen as the elite or shock troop of the main force. With…
Flank and harass your enemy with the new Deli Light Cavalry, break their morale and rout their army! Deli Light Cavalry Command View in Store The typical command for light cavalry units have to remain aware and be ready to make quick and snap decisions as speed is almost essential to their art of war. One…
Pike & Shotte armies rejoice as the might of the Ottoman Empire grows once more! View in Store Suleiman I (6 November 1494 – 7 September 1566), “Kanuni” (the Lawgiver) or more commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West, was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520 to 1566)….
Out today – command groups for your Ottoman Janissaries in the Wars of religion 1524-1648: View in Store View in Store The Ottoman Empire was a serious threat to Christian Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. The expansionist policies of Suleiman the Magnificent in the 1500’s had seen a huge Empire carved from Eastern Europe,…
Tom Mecredy
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