Quote Originally Posted by geala
InAs late as 1500 a peasant/militia army defeated the Danish king and his professional army (among them high rated Landsknechts) in the battle of Hemmingstedt.

Militias often were of doubtful quality but that was not always the case.

So I like the fact that some militia units are not merely canon fodder.
Ahh the famous attack of king Hans on the Ditmarsh people.
Well, obviously they had a brilliant leader as they managed to confine the Danish army to a single road and then ambush that army several times. You can say it was similar to Teutoberger Wald in many regards.

The Danish king even lost the original Danish flag that had fallen from the sky (legend, but he still lost it).

Anyway, when the unpacker arrives, I will give the Peasant Crossbowmen some advantages in armour, while the Militia Crossbows will get a little morale. That pretty much sums up to me what their respective strengths were compared to each other.