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how big was the
army
in
1250-1500
small about
10,000
men
what percentage of the army was infantry in 1250-1500
66%
what percentage of the army was cavalry in 1250-1500
33%
how
was the army led 1250-1500
men from
upper nobility
not about the mens
ability
what was the strategy 1250-1500
limited
warefare
how
did army carry out limited warfare
chevauches
= small
raids
siege warfare=
castles
and
towns
infantry
weapons
1250-1500
swords
,
daggers
, mace
cavalry weapons 1250-1500
lances
,
swords
cavalry armour 1250
chain mail
when did knights start wearing whole suits of armour
1420
when did knights start wearing plate armour
1300
when
were pikes first used
1297
at the battle of
Stirling bridge
, as schiltrons
when were longbows first used
1298
at the battle of
falkirk
when did the army size begin to increase
1640-
during the
civil war
1500-1700 composition
stayed the same
when was there an unoffical standing army
1660s
infantry
weapons 1500-1700
pike men,
muskets
,
bayonets
when were flint lock muskets first used
1550
when were bayonets used
1647
what armour did infantry wear 1500-1700
breast/back
plated
and
helmets
cavalry weapons
pistols
, dragoons,
swords
what were dragoons
mounted
unarmoured
infantry
when were pistols first used
1640s
army size in 1700
30,000
army size in 1838
88,000
why did mounted knights decline
longbows= could pick them out
schiltrons= wouldnt
run
into them
composition in
1700
infantry=
75
%
infantry
weapons 1700-1850
brown bes musket
,
bayonets
brown bes muskets
first used 1715
had a range of 100m
army size
1850-1900
rapid increase due to the increasing British empire
1899
=
250000
composition 1850-1900
stayed the
same
1850-1900 strategy
the
increasing
amount of power in defence over attack so less
limited
warefare
infantry weapons
1850-1900
minie rifels=
300m
range
machine guns=
2000m
maxim gun=
fast
cavalry weapons 1850-1900
swords, pistols= a
continuity
how big was the army in ww1
3.5
million men
what was the infantry composition in ww1
65%
what was the cavalry composition in ww1
10
%=
decline
of the mounted knights
what
made up the army in ww1
infantry
cavalry
artillery
specialist
troops
strategies
in ww1
total warfare
war of
attrition
what
is total warfare
britian used all the powers at their
disposal
to
defeat
the enemy
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