Warfare Through Time Flashcards
when was the battle of Falkirk?
22 July 1298
what explains developments in weapons technologies?
Science, technology, and communications
who was the English fighting in the battle of Falkirk?
Scottish
what is WReCC?
Weapons, Recruitment, Composition, Civillians
who was the Scottish leader at the battle of Falkirk?
William Wallace
what weapon helped us win the battle of Falkirk?
Longbows
name two ways we recruited knights?
Indentures, Feudal Summons
what comes after the middle ages?
Early Modern Period
what is cavalry?
Knights on horseback
what is a schiltron?
A large ring with up to 2000 men with spears
what are the Swedish Salvo and the Dutch Countermarch
6x6 square formations made of infantrymen armed with muskets
when was the battle of Agincourt?
1415
when was the battle of Naseby?
1645
who was king when the Tudors came?
Henry VIII
when was WW1?
1914
when did WW1 end?
1918
when did the Crimean war start?
October 1853
in what year Britain and France join the war?
1854
when did the Crimean war end?
1856
what countries were involved in the Crimean war?
Turkey, France, United Britain, Sardinia and Russia
what was the name of the agreement? (Crimean war)
The Treaty of Paris
in total how many casualties happened in the Crimean War?
743,462
when did Charles I die?
1307
when were pistols made?
1364
when was the battle of spurs?
1513
when did Elizabeth I become queen?
1558
what were the two types of summons?
feudal and general
when was the early modern period?
1500-1700
when was the warfare and British society?
1250-1500
when was the battle of waterloo?
1815
when soldiers joined the army how long did they serve?
21 years
what did the new recruits spend their bounty on?
mainly beer and entertainment
when was the battle of balaclava?
1854
what was the new weapon introduced in 1853?
Enfield Rifle
when was the Battle of the Somme?
1916
when was the Iraq War?
2003
