Clodshot found in Kufstein Austria

[Marcus den toom]

The historian Fugger Jäger wrote in its Chronical of the House of Austria (1555) about the siege and conquest of Kufstein following. Emperor Maximilian I ordered Micheli on September 29th 1504 against Kufstein. The Duke Albrecht of Bavaria and Erich von Braunschweig, Margrave (medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defense of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire) Friedrich, Jörg and Casimir of Brandenburg and Christoph von Baden, the Baron of Freising, Würzburg and many others accompanied him.
The cities Reichenhall, Traunstein and Kitzbühel yielded rapidly. Emperor Maximilian preferred Kufstein. He had it bombarded by gunfire as to force the city to surrender. But Hans Penntzenawer von Bayern kept the citizens, who wanted to submit, by threats back. He put a garrison in the city, hoping to be able to stand the siege for a year. At the same time he fired all the cannons into the encampment of Emperor Maximilian who in return relocated his forces. He ordered a three day ceasefire as to confuse Penntzenawer. In the meantime Maximilian ordered his heavy artillery from Innsbruck (Austria), where his large armoury was situated. The cannons where transported on rafts on the river Inn. They have strange names like Schöne Kathl, Türkische Kaiserin, Burgunderin. The two biggest guns that existed at that time were called "Purlepaus" and "Weckauf" and had to be pulled each by 32 horses. The weight of the cannonballs was between 100 and 150 kg. After three days of shelling the fort was in ruins. Penntzenawer offered to surrender if Maximillian would grant him a save retreat, but he was rejected since the castle was already a ruin. On the 17th of October 1504 the castle was raided and Penntzenawer was captivated. Maximilian had Hans von Penntzenawer / Pienzenau and 17 of his fellow captains beheaded.

Right lower corner, Kufstain

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