When did soldiers replace knights and why?
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When in the second half of the 15th century quite good firearms were created, the armor and the sword slowly lost their importance and in the 16th century knighthood began to disappear,
When in the second half of the 15th century quite good firearms were created, the armor and the sword slowly lost their importance and in the 16th century knighthood began to disappear,
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The process of replacing knights with soldiers took place at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, and its causes were complex and related to the evolution of war technology and changing political and social realities. The first reason was the rise of the classic infantry organized in regular formations, which allowed faster and more effective maneuvering on the battlefield. The introduction of "line" and "column" tactics increased the use of firearms, and infantry corps became the backbone of the army. The second reason was the change in the nature of wars, which ceased to be duels of knights and became conflicts between states. In such conditions, the real force was a regular squad of trained and armed soldiers, not a single knight. The third reason was the decline in the importance of feudalism and the increase in the role of the nation-state. Along with this grew the need to maintain standing and regular armies that were capable of rapid reaction and movement. Eventually, knighthood ceased to be economically viable, and training and arming soldiers was much cheaper than maintaining a knight and his equipment. Thus, knighthood disappeared as a key element of the army, and soldiers became the main fighting force.
The process of replacing knights with soldiers took place at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, and its causes were complex and related to the evolution of war technology and changing political and social realities. The first reason was the rise of the classic infantry organized in regular formations, which allowed faster and more effective maneuvering on the battlefield. The introduction of "line" and "column" tactics increased the use of firearms, and infantry corps became the backbone of the army. The second reason was the change in the nature of wars, which ceased to be duels of knights and became conflicts between states. In such conditions, the real force was a regular squad of trained and armed soldiers, not a single knight. The third reason was the decline in the importance of feudalism and the increase in the role of the nation-state. Along with this grew the need to maintain standing and regular armies that were capable of rapid reaction and movement. Eventually, knighthood ceased to be economically viable, and training and arming soldiers was much cheaper than maintaining a knight and his equipment. Thus, knighthood disappeared as a key element of the army, and soldiers became the main fighting force.
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I don't know, but you have to go back to the Knights with all their honors and code.
I don't know, but you have to go back to the Knights with all their honors and code.
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Witam , pewnie porządek , z takim sprzętem to posprzątane . Lub nowe Miasto postawione . Pozdrawiam .
Witam , pewnie porządek , z takim sprzętem to posprzątane . Lub nowe Miasto postawione . Pozdrawiam .
The reason could also be the progress/development in defense-related fields
The reason could also be the progress/development in defense-related fields
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