Logistics of historical war

>>1455312
Armies used to steal supplies from the local peasants

>the exact nature of the food soldiers would eat
anything they could steal or forage
>and how it was transported.
it wasn't

>>1455517
>it wasn't
You sure? The Romans for example took entire herds of livestock with them as a steady source of food.

>>1455523
Yeah this. Also the first crusade had to deal with unfair Byzantine deals because they needed to be fed.

While roving and stealing is common there seems to be a few examples suggesting it was in addition to more consistent resources.

>>1455517
Not true romans would often carry along cured meats and dry cheeses in their backpacks on campaign

Baggage trains

iirc the spaniards during the 16th and 17th centuries were rationed beans which had a higher nutritional value than the simple wheat that was going around the rest of europe, maybe even lending to Spanish success.

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>>1455402
>>1455517

Moronic, historically illiterate answers are moronic and historically illiterate

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>>1455772

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>>1455773

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>>1455776

Roman soldiers were paid a set amount of grain, in addition to what they could loot.

Read the Gallic Wars by Caesar. It has quite a few nice details about army logistics.

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>>1455780