What is the origin of the black/devil riders?
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You are referring to the Schwarze Reiters (i.e. black riders), named after the dark armour they wore. This was a type of cavalry that appeared in Germany after the decline of the medieval lancers, but later became a generic name (usually shortened to just reiters) for German cavalry mercenaries.
Around the mid-16th century, advancements in firearms as well as proliferation of pikes were making the earlier heavy cavalry obsolete. One of the ways cavalry forces responded was to shift their focus to mobility and firepower. The Schwarze reiters were the pioneering example of this paradigm shift. Created by Günther of Schwarzburg, the black riders adopted pistols as their primary weapons. Their integration of firearms into cavalry manoeuvres developed into the famous tactics known as the caracole.
The Schwarzern Reitern was probably so dressed and thus named due to the association of black with elite military status, and/or because of Schwarzburg (i.e. black castle).
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