The New International Encyclopedia Vol 11 Classic Reprint

Author : Daniel Coit Gilman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780366811786
Total Pages : 1098 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The New International Encyclopedia, Vol. 10 (Classic Reprint) written by Daniel Coit Gilman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New International Encyclopedia, Vol. 10 Firearms in' improved forms for the infantry gradually came into general use, but for defen sive purposes more than half of the infantry were still armed with the pike to keep off the cavalry, the firearm as yet not having the bayonet. In 1638, at Wittenweiler, the musketeers of the Duke of Weimar were able to fire only seven times 'between noon and 8 rm. The further use of firearms led to the gradual reduction of armor and depth of formations of the infantry. More radical changes were, however, made dur ing 'the seventeenth century (1630) by Gus tavus Adolphus, King of Sweden. Perhaps the most vital reform instituted arose from greatly improved discipline and the improvement in the equipments, which aimed to lessen the weight of the musket and increase the effectiveness of the infantry. The use of cartridges enabled a. Soldier to fire at least twice as rapidly as was possible when powder, primer, and bullets were carried in separate pouches. Gustavus Adolphus continued the heavy phalanx formation with some modification, his infantry forming six ranks.deep, and when under fire deployed to form three ranks, following the old Roman method of the second line replacing the losses of the first line; the infantry were in line for mations, subdivisions certain distances apart. The musketeers numbered nearly three-fourths of Gustavus Adolphus's infantry. The Swedish order of battle was thus formed on the memorable field, of Lfitzen The Germans, in this battle, adhered to the heavy and deep phalanx formation. Under Charles II. (1660-85) the foot regiments were armed either with pikes or match locks or firelocks, and each soldier also carried a sword; they were later equipped with the hand grenade, whence the name 'grenadier Guards, ' the equipment being modernized while the name has been retained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.