Book II: Military Matters and the Art of War
Analysis of different types of armies and the prince's duty to master military affairs.
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- 01Chapter XII: Types of Soldiery and Mercenaries
The dangers of relying on mercenary forces rather than one's own arms.
- 02Chapter XII Continued: Historical Examples of Mercenary Failure
How mercenaries weakened the Carthaginians, Milanese, and Venetians.
- 03Chapter XII Continued: Mercenaries in Italy
The rise of mercenary captains in Italy and their destructive impact on Italian arms.
- 04Chapter XIII: Auxiliaries and Mixed Forces
Why auxiliary troops borrowed from allies are even more dangerous than mercenaries.
- 05Chapter XIII Continued: Cesare Borgia's Transition to Own Forces
Borgia's progression from auxiliaries to mercenaries to his own loyal soldiers.
- 06Chapter XIII Continued: France and the Decline of Rome
How France weakened itself with Swiss mercenaries and Rome's decline began with the Goths.
- 07Chapter XIV: The Prince and the Art of War
War as the prince's sole concern and the importance of military study.
- 08Chapter XIV Continued: Physical and Intellectual Military Training
The value of terrain knowledge, hunting, and studying historical military campaigns.