And as John Keegan pointed out in Face of Battle, you could fit the Agincourt battlefield in a corner of the Waterloo battlefield. Changes in weaponry greatly reduced the concentration of troops over space.https://twitter.com/gehrig38/status/1107743516753563653 …
They were! Invention of the Minie ball (basically replacing muskets with rifles) dramatically altered the accuracy of fire & speed of reloading, revolutionizing warfare. Reduced benefit of fighting in packed squares, increased risk of doing so.
-
-
Interesting. Thanks. This reminds me of the miniseries "The Story of Us" from 2010, which highlighted (among other things) the technological advances that came out of all of the US wars.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.