Last year, an unknown painting by the famous French artist was left to a small Swiss canton. Months of investigation were needed to uncover the canvas's mysterious elements, but some questions remain.
The Swiss learned the hard way that pikes were better than halberds, but soon Swiss pikemen became the most feared military and mercenary formation in Europe!
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