Did Polo mention a couple of German engineers in the Mongol army at the fall of Xiangyang or am I misremembering?
Replying to @AndrewSshi
Yes, he mentions a German there, though it's a much disputed account! Interestingly, Rashid al-Din calls the mangonels 'Frankish', fwiw :)
5:28 AM - 25 Mar 2017
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