History 2403E Final: History 2403E exam essay possibilities.docx
15 Apr 2014
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Essays: war, the turks are always in the mediterranean fighting, always somewhere on the flanks of europe of 100+ years. 1420 started to make a difference in war. 1453 turkish bronze fun, used in siege at constantinople (iron cannon instead of stone) by 1630 there was a greater mobility: continuous volley see id q, 17th cent organizational changes. Changes standing armies (uniforms), supply trains (troops and need for horses and wagons), services for soldiers (training), led to increased taxation and expansions of power of state. 30 year war: 4 phases of it: bohemian, danish, swedish and french with minor players such as. Bavaria tries to protect itself but french are after the land. Definitions: arquebusiers: 500, handheld guns, they"re long, slow to clean, have to be loaded individually, awkward to fire, army made up of pikeman, they will be protected with time to fire (early 16th cent) He was believed to be a magician so he was burned.
