Warfare Through Time Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
Q

when was the battle of Falkirk?

A

22 July 1298

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2
Q

what explains developments in weapons technologies?

A

Science, technology, and communications

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3
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who was the English fighting in the battle of Falkirk?

A

Scottish

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4
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what is WReCC?

A

Weapons, Recruitment, Composition, Civillians

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5
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who was the Scottish leader at the battle of Falkirk?

A

William Wallace

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6
Q

what weapon helped us win the battle of Falkirk?

A

Longbows

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7
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name two ways we recruited knights?

A

Indentures, Feudal Summons

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8
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what comes after the middle ages?

A

Early Modern Period

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9
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what is cavalry?

A

Knights on horseback

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10
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what is a schiltron?

A

A large ring with up to 2000 men with spears

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11
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what are the Swedish Salvo and the Dutch Countermarch

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6x6 square formations made of infantrymen armed with muskets

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12
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when was the battle of Agincourt?

A

1415

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13
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when was the battle of Naseby?

A

1645

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14
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who was king when the Tudors came?

A

Henry VIII

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15
Q

when was WW1?

A

1914

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16
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when did WW1 end?

17
Q

when did the Crimean war start?

18
Q

in what year Britain and France join the war?

19
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when did the Crimean war end?

20
Q

what countries were involved in the Crimean war?

A

Turkey, France, United Britain, Sardinia and Russia

21
Q

what was the name of the agreement? (Crimean war)

A

The Treaty of Paris

22
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in total how many casualties happened in the Crimean War?

23
Q

when did Charles I die?

24
Q

when were pistols made?

25
when was the battle of spurs?
1513
26
when did Elizabeth I become queen?
1558
27
what were the two types of summons?
feudal and general
28
when was the early modern period?
1500-1700
29
when was the warfare and British society?
1250-1500
30
when was the battle of waterloo?
1815
31
when soldiers joined the army how long did they serve?
21 years
32
what did the new recruits spend their bounty on?
mainly beer and entertainment
33
when was the battle of balaclava?
1854
34
what was the new weapon introduced in 1853?
Enfield Rifle
35
when was the Battle of the Somme?
1916
36
when was the Iraq War?
2003