Warfare Early Modern Warfare And Society

Question 1

What was the early modern period between ?

Answer 1

1500 and 1700

Question 2

Did the size of armies increase in this period ?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Were cannons used in battle now ?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Did generals still prefer twice as many infantry to cavalry ?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Their was more of a mix of units , which included …

Answer 5

Musketeers
Pikemen
Cavarly
Artillery

Question 6

Why were pikemen used in this period ?

Answer 6

• better equipped with armour
• the swiss had achieved success with these men
• get around quickly
• long

Question 7

How did the cavalry change between 1500 and 1700 ?

Answer 7

. Cavalries now harassed the enemy with pistols aswell as swords
. Dragoons ( mounted infantry ) took on the role of them mounted archer

Question 8

Why did musketeers and pikemen have to work together ?

Answer 8

They needed to work together because they would be destroyed alone . Cavalry could ride down musketeers because they were slow to reload , but the pikemen could stop a cavalry charge . Pikemen were slow too but musketeers helped them .

Question 9

What did muskets replace ?

Answer 9

Replaced the longbow

Question 10

How long did it take to learn how to use a musket ?

Answer 10

2 days

Question 11

Could armour be pierced by muskets ?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

What was the first musket made ?

Answer 12

Matchlock

Question 13

What replaced the matchlock ?

Answer 13

Flintlock

Question 14

Why was the flintlock more effective than the matchlock ?

Answer 14

It took half the time to fire , so doubled the rate of fire

Question 15

In the 1660s what kind of weapon emerged ?

Answer 15

The plug bayonet

Question 16

What was the matchlock musket like ?

Answer 16

. Dangerous near gunpowder
. Unreliable in the rain
. Visible at night

Question 17

What was the plug bayonet ?

Answer 17

Just put a sword in at the top of the gun . Used in 1647 . Could not fire whilst sword was in

Question 18

What was the ring bayonet ?

Answer 18

Fixed to the outside of the barrel by two rings . Slipped when fighting

Question 19

What was the socket bayonet ?

Answer 19

Fitted over the outside of the barrel and had a locking system

Question 20

What was the order of the making of bayonets ?

Answer 20

Plug , ring and socket

Question 21

With the introduction to bayonets on top of guns , did troops have to split up into seperate roles ?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

When was new model army formed ?

Answer 22

1645

Question 23

What was the new model army ?

Answer 23

England’s first professional army

Question 24

What colour did the new model army wear ?

Answer 24

Red

Question 25

What was the impact on civilans like in this period ?

Answer 25

. Requisitioning of ships and supplies continued . Plunder was very common . Sieges still continued

Question 26

When was the battle of naseby ?

Answer 26

1645

Question 27

Who was in charge of the new model army ?

Answer 27

Cromwell and fairfax

Question 28

Who was the battle pf naseby between ?

Answer 28

Cromwell and fairfax vs king charles and prince rupert

Question 29

How many men were in the new model army at the battle of naseby ?

Answer 29

17 , 000

Question 30

How many royalists were in the new model army ?

Answer 30

12500

Question 31

Who were the royalists at the battle of naseby ?

Answer 31

King charles and prince rupert

Question 32

What happened at the Battle of Naseby ?

Answer 32

The parlimentarians positioned themselves one side of the valley behind a hill . Their high position gave a tactical advantage as Prince Rupert was unwilling to engage musket and artillery fire head on . Parliamentarians sent over their dragoons behind the hedges , near where the royalists cavalry where about to charge . They only effect the charge a little as it headed toward the new model army . Prince ruperts cavalry drove off their foes , but lost discipline and raided a baggage train for plunder . The new model army held the centre , losing ground as the frontline breaks . Cromwell decides to use his cavarly to attack the flanks and rear of the royalist infantry , while fairfax counterattack at the centre . The royalists break . Cromwells army pursues the remaining royalist cavalry , destroying them

Question 33

At the battle of naseby did king charles underestimate the parliamentarians size ?

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

Why did the new model army win at the battle of naseby ?

Answer 34

They won because of . Good discipline . Good training . Good leadership . Good tactics . Good morale . Professionalism