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The technology during the time of the eighteenth century was changing rapidly with advancements in weapons, tactics, and ingenuity. One is that the weapons that changed the shape of battle were slow advancements in firearms. The ingenuity during this time was unheard of and unseen; also some early battleships were being made. The techniques were somewhat surprising in some wars but in some they were very innovative. Most of these wars were happening in Europe. Because of all of these advancements in return it changed the ingenuity on the battlefield. Now the technology during this time was so revolutionary and different it has changed the way wars are fought today.
The techniques used in warfare during this time were much different than that of today. In many battles in which the musket was one of their main weapons they would get in long lines, which they called, linear attacks which allowed for the highest amount of musket fire possible. This style of shooting began in the war of Spanish Succession. The firing lines would stand normally three deep and the two groups would stand any where between 50-100 yards from each other and engage I fire with one another. But, the generals during this time wanted better control of their army so they created the platoon. This allowed them to be able to control and order their men in each platoon to fight with much greater control. The cadenced march step and drill maneuvers allowed for less time to deploying the armies’ troops and not wasting valuable time. Which in return would allow the Generals to change the flow of the battle whenever needed.
The introduction of different firearms in the eighteenth century changed the face of war forever. There were advancements to allow firearms to be...

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...an see the techniques and technology during the 18th century were very impressive. The new changes and advancements in weapons, artillery and the sword were very useful in making the art of war really an art. During this time there were many very important battles that relied on the guns, artillery, tactics, and ingenuity for them to triumph over there enemy and to win whatever battle they needed. Napoleon Bonaparte was an ingenious person during this time and one of his famous quotes was “I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.”(Bonaparte) This shows that he was power hungry and loved war. With the innovations of war they have changed the way we fight and has changed the lives of the people who had to fight in these wars and the people who were affected by them. The eighteenth century truly all around was an amazing century.

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