Subject: Schwarz Reiter 'black rider' mercenary cavalry
Culture: German
Setting: Germany / Western Europe mid-late 16thc
Event Photos
* Ellacott 1965 p99
"The Reiters themselves were of the worst type as regards conduct. In action they were fearless, but in victory they spread horror and devastation through a captured town. A sight of their blackened faces -- a feature of the Reiters' battle array -- foretold an orgy of murder and senseless destruction."
Period Sources
*
Secondary Sources
*
Field Notes
*
