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Context: This is one of five pieces, this particular tapestry is showing Spanish troops attacking the French cavalry during the Battle of Pavia.

You can see on of the front-lines, Landsknecht Doppelsöldners ("Double-Pay Men") who received extra pay for having the most dangerous position. They would use their position in front of the pikemen to fire arquebus or crossbows at the enemy.

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