Spanish tercios

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 16th century
17th century
early 18th century
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Spanish_infantry_tercio
gptkb:tercio
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Maestre_de_campo
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:disbanded 1704
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:academic
resilience
professionalism
battlefield effectiveness
innovation in tactics
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Flanders
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkb:Spain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish tercios
gptkbp:influenced European military tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy Swiss pike squares
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:infantry
arquebusiers
pikemen
musketeers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Invincible_Army
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gembloux
gptkb:Battle_of_Ceresole
gptkb:Battle_of_Lepanto
gptkb:Battle_of_Pavia
gptkb:Battle_of_Nordlingen
gptkb:Battle_of_Rocroi
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Gonzalo_Fernández_de_Córdoba
gptkb:Ambrogio_Spinola
gptkb:Don_Juan_de_Austria
gptkb:Francisco_de_Bobadilla
gptkb:Alessandro_Farnese
gptkbp:notableFor first modern professional army in Europe
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Habsburg_Spain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkbp:reputation invincible
gptkbp:size about 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor regiments
gptkbp:tactics combined arms
square formation
mixed formation
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:pike
gptkb:sword
shooting
halberd
arquebus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Pavia_(1525)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6