c1500-c1700:Warefare And English Society In The Early Modern Period Flashcards
Continuity and changes in composition of the army
Continued:uses of cavalry,infantry and artillery
Changes:
training of muskets and cannon and armies became more professional
Artillery trains slowly increased in size and importance of artillery use
Continuity and change in cavalry
Cavalry continued its roles but was no longer decisive force in battle
Continuity and change of infantry
Continued:became dominant as a result of new weapons and tactics
Change:was divided in two two key roles muskets replaces archers
Pikemen
Impact on warfare of development in muskets
Changes in thinking:reports of musketeers defeating pikemen in battle led t9 change in tactics
Development in science and technology:
Bigger space for ammunition which were expensive to get and were highly crafted
Change in the New Model Army
Cavalry:better trained and disciplined
Instrumental in victory as they held together in charge and finish an attack
Infantry:infantrymen increased and were more disciplined
Impact of warefare on civilians
Before civil war:
Damage to civilian property was limited
Merchant ships and supplies were requisitioned
Taxes increased and trad reduces
After civil war:
Lots of damage to civilian property
Requisitioning of ships and supplies continued
High taxes continued to be collected
Changes in training
New weapons and tactics meant discipline and training muskets and pikemen were trained professionally and learnt how to work together
Continuity in recruitment
Men aged16 to 60 continued to serve in local area were pressed
Men provided their wn weapons and general musters were held every few years for inspection and training
Role of Oliver Cromwell in Battle of Naseby
His arrival the night before the battle boosted morale to the new model army
As a politician he was a key leader in the set up of the New Model Army
He recruited and trained the best cavalry in the war and these units were the core of the cavalry
Outcome of battle of Naseby
New model army won because:
Royalist underestimated the New Model Army
The new model army consists of experienced officers and generals determined to win the war
The New Model army cavalry was well disciplined and the royalist cavalry
