Castilian army
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The Castilian army was the medieval and early modern land force of the Crown of Castile, a key component of what became the Spanish military and a major player in the Reconquista and early European power struggles.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castilian army canonical | 3 |
| Army of the Crown of Castile | 1 |
| Castilian Crown forces | 1 |
| Imperial–Spanish forces of Charles V | 1 |
| Spanish Crown forces | 1 |
| army of Castile-León | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern army
ⓘ
land force ⓘ medieval army ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| commandedBy | King of Castile ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
municipal leaders
ⓘ
noble magnates ⓘ royal command ⓘ |
| component |
arquebusiers
ⓘ
crossbowmen ⓘ feudal levies ⓘ mercenary contingents ⓘ noble cavalry ⓘ pikemen ⓘ royal household troops ⓘ urban militias ⓘ |
| conflict |
Castilian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Castilian Civil War (1366–1369)
Granada War ⓘ
surface form:
Granada War (1482–1492)
Granadan border wars ⓘ Hundred Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Years’ War (Iberian theatres)
Italian War of 1521–1526 ⓘ Italian War of 1536–1538 ⓘ Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ Italian Wars ⓘ Spanish–Navarrese wars ⓘ
surface form:
Navarrese campaigns
Portuguese–Castilian wars ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ Revolt of the Comuneros (1520–1521) ⓘ War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479)
League of Cambrai ⓘ
surface form:
War of the League of Cambrai
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Spanish Succession (Castilian contingents)
War of the Two Peters ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Two Peters (1356–1375)
|
| country | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| developedFrom | medieval feudal host of Castile ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluence |
combined arms tactics
ⓘ
pike-and-shot formations ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Seville, Crown of Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
cities of the Crown of Castile
frontier fortresses of the Reconquista ⓘ |
| influenced |
Spanish tercios
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Tercios
|
| legacy | formation of early modern Spanish military power ⓘ |
| location | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bicocca
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Bicocca (1522)
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ Battle of Mühlberg ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mühlberg (1547)
Battle of Najera ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Nájera
Battle of Pavia (1525) ⓘ Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Ravenna (1512)
Battle of Toro ⓘ Granada War ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Granada (1491–1492)
|
| partOf |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spanish military tradition ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| primaryTheatre |
Al-Andalus
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Andalus frontier
Italian Peninsula ⓘ Kingdom of Granada ⓘ |
| religionContext |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic monarchy of Castile
|
| usedBy | monarchs of Castile ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European power projection
ⓘ
defense of the Crown of Castile ⓘ dynastic conflicts ⓘ territorial expansion in Iberia ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial–Spanish forces of Charles V
this entity surface form:
Castilian Crown forces
this entity surface form:
Spanish Crown forces
this entity surface form:
army of Castile-León
subject surface form:
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Army of the Crown of Castile
subject surface form:
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba