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The “Military Revolution”. The “Military Revolution”. Infantry replaces cavalry as the dominant force on the battlefield. Firearms become the dominant weapon. Armies become larger and more complex. “Combined arms” operations. Fortifications change dramatically. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The “Military Revolution”
The “Military Revolution”
• Infantry replaces cavalry as the dominant force on the battlefield.
• Firearms become the dominant weapon.• Armies become larger and more complex.• “Combined arms” operations.• Fortifications change dramatically.• War becomes a monopoly of the state.
The Spanish Square (Tercio), c. 1490 - 1643
Increase in the Size of Armies
• 1415, Battle of Agincourt – 9,000 English vs. 30,000 French
• 1643, Battle of Rocroi– 23,000 French vs. 27,000 Imperial troops
• 1806, Battle of Jena–Auerstedt– 67,000 French vs. 120,500 Prussians
Organization
• Army• Corps• Division• Brigade• Regiment
• Thirty Year’s War 1618-1648 Austria, German Catholic States, Spain vs. Protestant German States, Denmark, Sweden, France
• English Civil War 1642-1648 Charles I vs. Parliament
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• Grenadier Guards, 1656• Coldstream Guards, 1650• Scots Guards, 1661
• Horse Guards, 1650
GrenadierCompany
LightCompany
The Regiment
Napoleonic Corps Organization
Change in Fortifications
Mons Megs1449
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Marquis de Vauban, 1633 – 1707
Original trading post
building. 1726
US additions during the War of 1812