Warfare c1700-1900
Revision
, Composition in army
c1700-1850 – Continuity c1850-1900 – Change
● A permanent standing army of around 50 000 ● More soldiers were needed
men. ● Governments were more involved in orga
● The decline of cavalry continued. 20% the army size and finances.
● Artillery continued to form about 5%.
The army was transformed into a professional organisation with a fixed term of enlistm
c1700 c1900
● Many soldiers were pressed into service. ● Command structures were more clearly defined (m
● Marched or rode in bright uniform. effective leadership)
● infantry armed with muskets and bayonets. ● Wore brown or grey uniforms
● support came from heavy cannon. ● transported to battle in steamships or trains.
● New weapons were used in infantry.
● Long-distance artillery and light field artillery bomb
the enemy.
Revision
, Composition in army
c1700-1850 – Continuity c1850-1900 – Change
● A permanent standing army of around 50 000 ● More soldiers were needed
men. ● Governments were more involved in orga
● The decline of cavalry continued. 20% the army size and finances.
● Artillery continued to form about 5%.
The army was transformed into a professional organisation with a fixed term of enlistm
c1700 c1900
● Many soldiers were pressed into service. ● Command structures were more clearly defined (m
● Marched or rode in bright uniform. effective leadership)
● infantry armed with muskets and bayonets. ● Wore brown or grey uniforms
● support came from heavy cannon. ● transported to battle in steamships or trains.
● New weapons were used in infantry.
● Long-distance artillery and light field artillery bomb
the enemy.
