HIST 2220 Lecture 12: 2.10.16
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Arquebus-- resembled a musket; hand held gunpowder weapon. Battle of golden spurs courtrai-- july 11, 1302: 1st time small hand held weapons were effectively used. Ribaudequins-- used by flemings in battles of beverhoutsveldt and rosebeke in 1382: mobile machine gun-- shield with wheels and guns sticking through them. The wheel lock pistol c. 1550: more accurate and reliable. Corning thought to make gunpowder more powerful. Corn-powder could be preserved because it wasn"t affected by moisture. Serpentine (early form of gunpowder) wasn"t concerned with separation of ingredients: was weak, was expensive, was prone to spoilage (moisture) Hygroscopic chemicals was removed from gunpowder by adding potash (leftovers from boiling ashes) (lixiviation) Saltpeter makers used potash to lixiviate gunpowder: less likely to spoil, more reliable, stronger. English claims to french throne-- edward iii of england disputed succession. 1328, had no sons; a woman could take crown in england but not in france.
