
The main armament of the Genoese crossbowmen was the crossbow, made in Genoa by the Balistrai Corporation. Commanders of the companies usually came from the noble families of the city. They also came from other regions of Montferrat, certain towns of the Plain of the Po, including Pavia, Piacenza and Parma, and Corsica, but were formed and organized in Genoa. Members of the Genoese crossbowmen were trained and organized in Genoa, but also came from other parts of Liguria. The Genoese crossbowmen ( Italian: Balestrieri genovesi) were a famous military corps of the Middle Ages, which acted both in defense of the Republic of Genoa and as a mercenary force for other Italian or European powers.Īrmed with crossbows, they fought both on land and in naval battles notable cases of the latter are the battles of Meloria and Curzola. Genoese crossbowmen during Battle of Crécy For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.You should also add the template to the talk page.A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at ] see its history for attribution. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation.If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.


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