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A five page paper which looks at the way in which medieval warfare changed radically with the departure from the feudal system, the development of heavy artillery and the establishment of standing armies, and the way in which these early developments have influenced modern warfare.
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early modern warfare" Research Compiled for Enterprises Inc By , January 2013 To Use This Report Correctly, Please
In the period
between 1300 and 1450, there were a number of changes in the strategies and techniques of warfare, some of which were brought about in changes in armaments and some which
resulted from economic and social factors. For example, in the period prior to 1300, the majority of the soldiery were drawn from those who owed obligations of allegiance under the
feudal system and were not professional soldiers. However, European monarchs began to see that there were advantages in being able to raise large armies comparatively rapidly, even at some expense,
and consequently a system of contracts developed by which professional soldiers could be hired.
The infantry which grew up as a result, and took over to a great extent from the knights, provided
a larger and more economical fighting force; the soldiers, mainly pikemen or archers, did not require such expensive equipment or facilities. As a result, armies became larger and battles led
to a greater loss of life, since the peasantry who formed the major part of the armed forces were considered expendable, unlike the knights who were ransomed rather than killed.
At this point the primary form of combat was at close-range and consequently the amount of manpower on the respective sides of the combat was relevant, rather than the type
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