CAS HI 284 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Protractor, Friendly Fire, New Aesthetic
Document Summary
British, dutch and austrians in an alliance versus the french. Maurice de saxe, talented commander lead the french, vs inexperienced duke of. Allied force finds french forces dug in, cannons in defensive position. Leads to austrian and dutch being repulsed. French guns in the woods decimated british cavalry, leaving infantry to attack alone. 15000 british infantry marched up the hill towards the french. French opened fire with explosives and cannonballs into the line of infantry. British infantry marched until it was over the crest, and shot at the french. Irish catholic mercenaries charged at the british, stopped british in their tracks. French cavalry attacks the 3 sided square formed by british. 7000 french dead or wounded 14000 allies wounded or dying. Fought by the state for rational ends by rational means. Uniforms are back - new wealth of europe, war and taxes concentrated in the hands of the state.
