Warfare Flashcards
What are the 4 times?
Middle Ages
Early Modern
Industrial Revolution
20th Century
What weapons did they use in Medievel Warfare?
Warhammer
Dagger
Axe (Battle)
Mace
Bow and arrow (longbow & crossbow)
Sword
Spear
What is the infantry?
Soldiers that fight on foot, for example, spearmen, archers, and longbow mens
What is the cavalry?
Soldiers who fought on horses, for example, knights
What types of recruitment was there in the Middle Ages
Feudal summons
General summons
Local sherrifs
When was the Battle of Falkirk?
1298
When was the Battle of Agincourt?
1415
What weapons did they use in the Early Modern?
Matchlock musket
Flintlock muskets
Pistols
Cannons
Swords
What new ways of recruitment did they use to recruit soldiers?
Propoganda (posters or persuading by talking)
The New Model Army (gave hope to the future of the army, being provided food and shelter)
What is the ‘Self-Denying Oridnance’?
To remove incompetent leaders from Parliaments armies
How did warfare change in Industrial Britain?
They had factories and improved weapons (guns)
Bayonet and red tunics were also used
Knapsack and brown bess muskets were new and weren’t used before
When was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815
What new ways did they recruit soldiers in the Industrial Age?
Positions were bought by parents in exchange of money(many officers bought commissionns for the status, lifestyle and long-term income0
When was the Battle of Balaclava?
1854
What was one of the reforms that took place AFTER 1850?
Abolition of bounty money (being paid upfront when joining the army)
What weapons were used in the Early Modern which weren’t used in the Middle Ages
Matchlock and flintlock muskets
Pistols
What ways can a person be recruited in the Modern Era
Volunteering
Propaganda
Forced to go to war
What effects did war have on civilians in the Middle Ages
Civilians become soldiers, however they have no experience with guns
Paying for war (taxation)
What ways did science and technology help in the Early Modern
Increased use of gunpowder weapons (canons and guns)
Technology improved the effectiveness of muskets
What ways were people recruited in the Middle Ages
Feudal summons
General summons
Sheriffs would go around villages and force them to join, however some people got away with it by paying the sheriff
What effects did war have on civilians in the Modern Era
Food shortages (rations)
Children were taken away to safety, children taken from families and put into country side as it was less of a target that the cities
Use of nuclear weapons destroyed houses and businesses
