HI123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Step-Through Frame, Cuirassier, Peninsular War
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Two key events of the french revolution: storming of the bastille and the execution of king luis xvi. The revolution led to the fall of the most powerful monarchy in europe and the creation of a radical republican government in france. The french revolution unleashed changes that completely transformed french armies and then all of europe"s armies and warfare. This led to an increase in the: it led to 3 changes size of the armies. This required all men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist for military service. Instead of relying on volunteers they relied on required service. Napoleon had an army of 520 000 men and a further 180. Conscription allows him to replace losses very quickly. It also allows for quick mobilization and to occupy lots of land. The officer core was now officered by regular men instead of the nobles. Warfare and generalship in the age of napoleon.
