"Stradioti" redirects here. For an island in Montenegro with the same name, see Sveti Marko Island.
Stratioti
French engraving of c. 1500 depicting stradioti of the Venetian Army at the Battle of Fornovo[1]
Active
15th to 18th centuries
Type
Mercenary unit
Role
Light cavalry
Military unit
The Stratioti or Stradioti (Greek: στρατιώτες, στρατιώταιstratiotes, stratiotai; Albanian: Stratiotë, Stratiotët;[2] Italian: stradioti, stradiotti, stratioti, strathiotto, strathioti; French: estradiots; Serbo-Croatian: stratioti, stradioti; Spanish: estradiotes[3]) were mercenary units from the Balkans recruited mainly by states of Southern Europe and Central Europe from the 15th century until the middle of the 18th century.[4] They pioneered light cavalry tactics in European armies in the early modern era.[5]
^Nicolle & McBride 1988, p. 44.
^Selim Islami; Kristo Frashëri; Aleks Buda (1969). Historia e popullit shqiptar: Përgatitur nga një kolektiv punonjësish shkencorë të sektorëve të historisë së kohës së lashtë dhe të kohës së mesme. Enti i teksteve dhe i mjeteve mësimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës. p. 150. Stratiotët nuk mundën t'i shpëtonin varfërimit dhe me kohë filluan t'i shisnin tokat. Gjatë shek .X, perandorët bizantinë u përpoqën ta ndalonin shitjen e tokave stratiote që sillte dobësimin e fuqisë së tyre ushtarake.
Nafplio, Argos, Methoni, Koroni and Pylos. Furthermore, 8,000 Albanian stratioti, most of them along with their families, left the Peloponnese to continue...
of Gjon Kastrioti II, along with Progon Dukagjini and around 150–200 stratioti, went to Lezhë and organized a local uprising, but that too was unsuccessful...
Albanians were recruited all over Europe as a light cavalry known as stratioti. The stratioti were pioneers of light cavalry tactics during the 15th century...
Kantakouzenos. An act from the archive of the Lavra of Athanasios mentions Cuman Stratioti (mercenaries from the Balkans) in the region of Almopia who received two...
(Albanian: Gjon Renësi; Venetian: Zuanne Renesi) was an ethnic Albanian stratioti captain, serving the Kingdom of Naples in the late 16th century. He participated...
western Rumelia, centered around its capital, Ioannina, followed by the Stratioti defending the coasts of Kefalonia, Zante, and Corfu, to conclude with...
the Kladas brothers, Krokodeilos and Epifani, were leading bands of stratioti (warrior bands) on behalf of Venice against the Turks. They put Vardounia...
be more motivated to defend it and thus make much better soldiers. The Stratioti or Stradioti (Italian: Stradioti or Stradiotti; Greek: Στρατιώτες, Stratiotes)...
bridge Cappelletti (distillery), a liqueur manufacturer Cappelletti or stratioti, Albanian mercenaries in 15th- to 18th-century Venice Cappelletto (disambiguation)...
armour (besides the lorikion scale armour that was widely used by the Stratioti) is shown in the Skylitzes and Madrid Skylitzes chronicles and of the...
of Argos 1545–1546 Kingdom of England Commanded a battalion of Greek stratioti who served as mercenaries with the English army during Henry VIII's wars...
Maniot Kladas brothers, Krokodelos and Epifani, were leading bands of stratioti on behalf of Venice against the Turks in Southern Peloponnese. They put...
cavalry in the European armies was principally remodeled after Albanian stratioti of the Venetian army, Hungarian hussars and German mercenary cavalry units...
Kosovo North Macedonia Partition of Albania Piracy Principalities Dukagjini Kastrioti Muzaka Rum Millet Skanderbeg myth Spahiu Stratioti Vithkuqi script...
Kosovo North Macedonia Partition of Albania Piracy Principalities Dukagjini Kastrioti Muzaka Rum Millet Skanderbeg myth Spahiu Stratioti Vithkuqi script...
Kosovo North Macedonia Partition of Albania Piracy Principalities Dukagjini Kastrioti Muzaka Rum Millet Skanderbeg myth Spahiu Stratioti Vithkuqi script...
Άργους in the primary source) was the captain of a battalion of Greek stratioti who served as mercenaries with the English army during Henry VIII's wars...
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