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Midterm 1 Flashcards

1
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Dutch Drill

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Maurice of Nasau, Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

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2
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First documentation of war

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Jacques Callot (1592-1635)

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3
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Made war an enterprise

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Albrecht Von Wallenstein (1583-1684)

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4
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Dutch reforms, logistics, cavalry, artillery, co-ordination (first Modern Army)

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Gustavus Adolphous

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5
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First Standing Army

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Louis XIII

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6
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Main changers in the French military after 7 years war

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Philisophs

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7
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Made maps that detailed attacks/campaigns

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General Pierre Bourcet in 1763

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8
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created booklets that outlines everything a commander needs to know for war

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General Pierre Bourcet

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9
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Created divisions with 12,000 men

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Marshal Victor-Francois de Broglei

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10
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drills exact bore for artillery

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Jean Maritz (1680-1743)

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11
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Drilled bore perfected by

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Jean Maritz jr (1711-1790

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12
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Commander of French artillery after 1763

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Jean Vaquette de Gribeauval

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13
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Essai Général de Tactique

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count Jacques Antoine Hippolyte Guibert (1743-1790)

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14
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Volunteers of 1971

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100,000 active citizens, for 1 year

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15
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Volunteers of 1972

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220,000 men (no property required)

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16
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Three Armies in France during French Revolution

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Old Royal Army, Volunteers of 91 and 92

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17
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1793 Jacobins call for all of society to fight

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Levee en Masse

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18
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“Organizer of Victory”

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Lazare Carnot

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19
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implemented Bourcet’s divisional organization

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Lazare Carnot

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20
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shock tactics and attack Collums

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Lazare Carnot

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21
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stages coup and calls himself Consoler

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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22
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what was Napoleon in 1793

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Captin of Artillery

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23
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What was Napoleon in 1796

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Commander of Italian invasion

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24
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General of British army in Peninsular Wars

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Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of Wellington

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25
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created fuze shell

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Henri-Joseph Paxhans

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26
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Jeune Ecole (naval school)

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Admiral Theophile Aube

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27
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“The Influence of Sea Power Upon History” (1890)

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Captain Alfred Thayes Mahan

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28
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Secretary of Naval Defense and Mahan’s friend

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Theodore Rosevelt

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29
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Who caused the creation of pearl harbor naval base

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Standford Dole

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30
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Who thought America should control the world through the navy

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Mahan

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31
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Advocate for American naval expansion

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Charles Boutelle, Maine congressman

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32
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Rational Laws based on Code Napoleon

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Robert Reel

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33
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new ruler of Prussia that promises to bring nationalism without liberalism, and creates Landwehr

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Otto Von Bismark

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34
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who increased Prussian army size by adding more short-term conscripts

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Helmuth von Moltke

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35
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Vom Kreig (On War) 1839

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Karl con Clausewitz

36
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General of Austrian army in Austro-Prussian war

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Lt Feild Marshal Ludwig von Benedek

37
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Populist Emperor of France in 1843

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Louis-Napoleon III

38
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Aufstragtaktik

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Officers told to do, not how. Kreigspeile

39
Q

Integration of German railway system and telegrams

40
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1858 first military rail exercise by Moltke

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16,000 men 650 horses and supplies

41
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Schiessbuch

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Marksmanship, different shooting positions, 100 shots/year

42
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first breach loading cannon

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Kruppt family

43
Q

First french rifled gun

44
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First Prussian rifled gun

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Needle Gun

45
Q

First steam ship used by British navy

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Comet,1822 at 900 tons

46
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First Naval steam ship

47
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1829 first French steam warship

48
Q

first dedicated war ship

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Dee, 1830, 900 tons

49
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Paddle steam ship

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Terrible, 1845, 3,190 tons

50
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First screw propeller steam ship

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Rattlas, 1843

51
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last wood ship built in

52
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In-between wood and iron

53
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battle of Hampton roads

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starts iron-clad revolution

54
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first iron-clad battle (Austria vs Turkey)

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Lissa, 1866

55
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division between armored and un-armored ships in 1870

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armored battleships stay home, un-armored cruise ships travel

56
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First use of self-propelled Torpedo’s

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Russia sinking Turkish ships in Black Sea War

57
Q
  1. character of people make good navies
  2. purpose of navy is to gain command of sea
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“The Influence of Sea Power Upon History” (1890)

58
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to command sea you must control

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choke points

59
Q

U.S rises from _ economy in 1860 to _ economy in 1900

60
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U.S had _ miles of Rail in 1860 to _ miles of Rail in 1900

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35,000 - 193,000

61
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U.S produced _ Tons of steel in 1860 to _ Tons of steel in 1900

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20,000 - 1 million

62
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U.S produced _ Tons of coal in 1860 to _ Tons of coal in 1900

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3 million - 244 million

63
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Stop Scramble for America’s

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Monroe Doctrine

64
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First U.S modern Battle Ship

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Maine + Texas (1863)

65
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1890 10 _ class

66
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this ship had new engines, displacement of 10,000 tons, 18-inch-thick armor, 13-inch guns, and 4 turrets

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Indiana Class

67
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1892 _ class

68
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in 1893 America moves from _ to _ navy

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12th - 5th

69
Q

Prussian railway tripled in 1850 - 70 with

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2,404 miles in 1850, 4,455 miles in 1860, 7,160 miles in 1870

70
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Prussian Ruhr

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1850, 1.9 milion tons of coal - 1860, 4.3 million tons of coal

71
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Prussian Taor

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675,000 tons of steel in 1850 - 2.1 million tons of steel in 1860

72
Q

Prussian steel boom creates boom in

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Banking, Finance, Investment

73
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Austro Prussian War

74
Q

Prussians emphasize

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Avoidance of Frontal assaults

75
Q

Kesselschlaccht

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encircle and eliminate enemy

76
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Clausewitz

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War must be total and must plan for war in peace time

77
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Magdeberg (november 1630-1631)

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30,000 people reduced to 5,000

78
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Plan of invasion was with _ armies

79
Q

Prussians invaded Austria with

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250,000 soldiers, another 250,000 watching what other German states would do

80
Q

Koninggratz

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Prussians met Benedek

81
Q

Napoleons dictat

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armies must move in multiple direction converging on one area

82
Q

At Chlum Prussians

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Captured the town from 3 army corps with 1 army corps

83
Q

who sued for peace

A

Franz Joseph

84
Q

Mitrailleuse

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First machine gun

85
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the Franco Prussian war occurred in

HTST 381 (8 decks)

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