History 2403E Lecture : Warfare in Europe.doc
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War fare in early modern europe 1480 -1700. The ways that wars were fought change dramatically in this time period. Wars could still be fought in 1600 with 20 thousand men. Another way is to appeal to patriotism. Unintended conscription sweep up the drunks put them on a boat and they are in the navy. A substantial portion of these armies are made up of mercenaries. They are also discovering new ways of killing each other. By the 13th century gun powder makes its way to europe. Early european cannons have a tendency to blow up and kill the people using it. 1480-903 they can make cannons that are more effective. Defensive technology they make better castles as a result of very good cannons. Castles in the medieval world were meant to keep people from climbing overt hem they are built very tall and thin.