1500 - 1750 Warfare through time Flashcards
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Change and Continuity - Size of Armies 1500-1750
Not much change for first 150 years, big change in last 50 years due to the new standing army of the New Model Army
Change and Continuity - Compositions 1500-1750
Armies were a mix of cavalry, infantry and artillery, usually 2:1 infantry to cavalry
Change and Continuity - Artillery 1500-1750
More important in sieges than in battles
Field artillery got lighter and stonger
Changes in Weapons 1500-1750
Change from billmen to pikemen due to the success of the Swiss, however it required a large amount of training
Evidence was that a pike unit would always beat the old style infantry
But by 1520’s, pikemen were vulnerable to musket fire
Why was there a change from Longbows to Muskets in 1500-1750
Both had similar ranges
Changes in society meant less people could practise archery due to inflations and growth of towns
Bullets were cheaper and could store more, arrows were expensive and could carry few
New ideas on how to beat pike units
Describe the development of the pistol and its consequences in 1500-1750
Developed in 1540s as a cavalry weapons
Short and light
Shorter range than a matchlock and were less powerful
They replaced heavily armed cavalry with lances and swords and armour became less prominent
Cavalry would ride close and fire off all rounds and then ride out of range
Dragoons 1500-1750
Mounted infantry on horseback who dismantled to fight
Why was there a change in fortifications in 1500-1750
Power of the cannon
New thick low walls filled with Earth
Bastions gave defenders flanking fire
Changes in strategy and tactics in 1500-1750
Cavalry could ride down musketeers as they were slow to reload
Pikemen could stop a cavalry charge
Pikemen could be slaughtered by musketeers
Therefore a mixture
Compare the Flintlock and Matchlocks 1500-1750
Matchlocks could misfire
At night you could see their flame so no surprise attacks
Flintlocks didnt need a burning match and took half the reload time
Used in 1960s when manufacturing improved
Why did the bayonet require change in 1500-1750
Problem of when the musketeers fired the pikemen were useless
When pikemen fought alone they were useless
Bayonet developed as a sword on the end of a musket making a short pike
Describe the Tudor recruitment system in 1500-1750
Return to the militia system from the Statute of Winchester
all men 16-60 had to serve
provide own weapons
fines for those who didnt show up
Describe the training in 1500-1750
Printed manual books
Musketeers trained to fire in rows
Describe the New Model Army
Formed after parliament decided it need a national army
Sir Thomas Fairfax took leadership
Paid 24 pence per day cavalry
Promotions based upon merit not class
