Changes in Warfare through History: 3D Gallery

Ancient Times (continued)

With the introduction to the use of horses in combat, armies grew in size and new weapons came into place. For example, the Roman army developed large crossbows, catapults, and the ballista. Short swords later replaced the long spears in the Phalanx formation. As they later fought with tribes, weaponry and warfare became more sophisticated with slight changes and newly developed featured on weapons that have been previously used in warfare.

Middle Ages

Warfare from the ancient times to the middle ages changed and developed into new ideas and tactics. For example, the “boar snout” was a tactical wedge that consisted of an infantry unit tightly packed together in a triangular form with a leading head in the front. As war chariots and cavalry became more frequently used, the long-handled Danish battle axe was used to take out enemies on horses. This was first used at the Battle of Hastings and the weapon turned out to be successful.

In the beginning of the crusades, knights and heavily armed horsemen played a big part in warfare. Foot soldiers counted for very little during the war periods. Later on, they used cannons and bombards for throwing heavy stone balls.

THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS

In the age of revolutions, bayonets and pistols were used in hand-to-hand combat. The musket was a very effective weapon. It was a long range single-shot rifle that was five feet long. They also used simpler weapons like swords and pistols. Like the middle ages, they used cavalry. That gave them an advantage because they are higher up and horse riding travels faster than running on foot. The armor has developed from the middle ages and ancient times and is more heavy duty. They use a full plate-armour instead of just a little armor covering their bodies.

World War I

During World War I, war strategies shifted to trench warfare. Trench warfare involved the opposing armies to defend their front by fighting in trenches dug in the ground. These trenches extended from the Belgian coast all the way to France. Due to new technologies and the development of machine guns, soldiers dug trenches into the ground in order to create a shelter and to defend themselves from the large amount of bullets flying through the air.

World War I (continued)

Just like in the Age of Revolutions, muskets and rifles were used during battles. More complex guns were being used like machine guns that fire six hundred rounds per minute. Poison gas would be thrown in the opponents trenches. Soldiers would have gas masks ready for cases where they commonly need to use them. Tanks were very destructive vehicles used for military services that holds a rotating turret on top of the tank. A cannon is placed on top of the tank to harm enemies in its path. Aircrafts were used for in-air combat. They are small, fast, and easy to maneuver. Bomber planes were used to attack ground and sea targets. With aircrafts, you gain air superiority and you can hit a larger area since you have an aerial view.

Flatford Mill

Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816. It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors, the first of his large "six-foot" paintings [more]

The Fighting Temeraire

The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]

Liberty Leading the People

Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. [more]

Ophelia

Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]

The Music Lesson

The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]

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Changes in Warfare through History