Continuity and change in the army (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period of British army transformation
Period of British army transformation
1700-1900
Period of slow military change
Period of slow military change
1700-1850
Period of rapid military change
Period of rapid military change
1850-1900
Main driver of rapid military change post-1850
Main driver of rapid military change post-1850
Industrial Revolution
British army size in peacetime c1700
British army size in peacetime c1700
Approximately 50,000 soldiers
British army size by 1899
British army size by 1899
Around 250,000 troops
Cavalry % of army by end of 19th century
Cavalry % of army by end of 19th century
About 20%
Artillery % of forces throughout period
Artillery % of forces throughout period
Roughly 5%
How soldiers were recruited in early 1700s
How soldiers were recruited in early 1700s
Pressed into service
Uniform color change from 1700 to 1900
Uniform color change from 1700 to 1900
Bright colors to camouflaged brown/grey
Years Brown Bess musket was standard weapon
Years Brown Bess musket was standard weapon
1715 to around 1850
Technology that revolutionized troop transport
Technology that revolutionized troop transport
Steam power and railways
Main barrier to training reform pre-1850
Main barrier to training reform pre-1850
Officers' overconfidence and resistance to change