Unser Liebe Fraue (Slowed & Reverb), but you're German mercenary pikeman during 30 Years War
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Get ready to experience the Echoes of Wars, as German soldier, in your headphones.
The reenactment in the background is from Battle for Grolle in 2017.
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The life expectancy of a mercenary during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was extremely low, likely averaging only a few years after joining. This was due to several brutal factors:
Combat Casualties: The war featured constant battles, sieges, and skirmishes. Mercenaries were often placed in the most dangerous positions, leading to high combat mortality.
Disease: Far more soldiers died from disease than combat. Poor sanitation, lack of medical knowledge, and close living quarters led to outbreaks of dysentery, typhus, plague, and other illnesses.
Starvation and Hardship: Mercenaries often went unpaid, forcing them to forage, pillage, or starve. Campaigns frequently devastated the countryside, leaving little food or resources for soldiers to sustain themselves.
Harsh Living Conditions: Exposure to extreme weather, inadequate clothing, and exhaustion from constant movement severely weakened soldiers, making them more vulnerable to disease and death.
Violence and Discipline: Mercenaries were sometimes killed in disputes, mutinies, or by their own officers for disobedience. They also faced risks during the widespread pillaging and reprisals common in the war.
Overall, the chaotic nature of the Thirty Years' War, coupled with widespread suffering, meant that life as a mercenary was short and brutal. Few survived an entire campaign, let alone the duration of the war.
