Renaissance Mercenaries & the Military Revolution

Name: Renaissance Mercenaries & the Military Revolution
Start: 2025-10-01T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-01T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Herrick District Library (Main Library - Downtown)

Schedule

Wed Oct 01 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Herrick District Library (Main Library - Downtown) | Holland, MI

How did the Medieval knights get so thoroughly destroyed? When did fighting for honor and glory get replaced with fighting for payment and plunder? Join Swordsmanship Museum and Academy historian Jerry Berg as he discusses Renaissance combat and warfare. Spearheaded by the iconic German mercenary soldier, the Landsknecht, its new weapons, tactics, and massive armies sparked the Military Revolution. You will find a new appreciation and understanding of the ruthlessness of Renaissance Warfare.
This is the second event in our first-Wednesday-of-the-month fall military history series, which includes:
-Soldiers & Tactics of the Civil War (September 3)
-Renaissance Mercenaries & the Military Revolution (October 1, this event)
-Swordsmanship Showcase: Combat with the Saber (November 5)