https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(1527)
WHO LET THIS HAPPEN?
>HRE
>HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
>HOLY
>FUCKING HOLY
>VOLTAIRE WAS FUCKING RIGHT ALL ALONG
FUCKING GERMANS
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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>>1573885
Jesus christ those casualties.
Germans are such a joke.
>Martin Luther commented: "Christ reigns in such a way that the Emperor who persecutes Luther for the Pope is forced to destroy the Pope for Luther"
The animal couldn't help but gloat.
>>1573885
>field a force four times that of your enemies
>your enemies forces being comprised of militiamen against your trained soldiers
>lose three quarters of it
well at least they succeeded
>>1574724
Are these normal casualties for attacking a city? God damn
>>1574750
It's not like they attacked a fortified city and were in the disadvantage
really makes you think
>The city's fortifications included the massive walls, and it possessed a good artillery force, which the Imperial army lacked.