Warfare Through Time Flashcards
(36 cards)
when was the battle of Falkirk?
22 July 1298
what explains developments in weapons technologies?
Science, technology, and communications
who was the English fighting in the battle of Falkirk?
Scottish
what is WReCC?
Weapons, Recruitment, Composition, Civillians
who was the Scottish leader at the battle of Falkirk?
William Wallace
what weapon helped us win the battle of Falkirk?
Longbows
name two ways we recruited knights?
Indentures, Feudal Summons
what comes after the middle ages?
Early Modern Period
what is cavalry?
Knights on horseback
what is a schiltron?
A large ring with up to 2000 men with spears
what are the Swedish Salvo and the Dutch Countermarch
6x6 square formations made of infantrymen armed with muskets
when was the battle of Agincourt?
1415
when was the battle of Naseby?
1645
who was king when the Tudors came?
Henry VIII
when was WW1?
1914
when did WW1 end?
1918
when did the Crimean war start?
October 1853
in what year Britain and France join the war?
1854
when did the Crimean war end?
1856
what countries were involved in the Crimean war?
Turkey, France, United Britain, Sardinia and Russia
what was the name of the agreement? (Crimean war)
The Treaty of Paris
in total how many casualties happened in the Crimean War?
743,462
when did Charles I die?
1307
when were pistols made?
1364