1500-1700 Flashcards
1
Q
Change of weapons from 1250-1500 to 1500-1700
A
Muskets
Artillery
Pistols
Pikes
Swords -thinner to stab (1500)
2
Q
Changes in the composition of armies from 1500-1700
A
Cavalry are prominent on battle
Infantry are majority of army (musketeers and pike men)
Permanent army from 1660
3
Q
Changes in recruitment in training from 1500-1700
A
Cavalry are social elites
Infantry: commissions of Array and conscription in civil wars
After 1660 professional paid shoulders
Training based around drill
4
Q
Changes in civilian experience between 1500-1700
A
Food requisitions
Provide shelter for troops
Taxes directly imposed to fund wars
Received some news about war through propaganda
