Sketch of an ambush near the woods (Sebastiaan Vrancx, ~1610 AD)
Sketch of an ambush near the woods (Sebastiaan Vrancx, ~1610 AD)
Sketch of an ambush near the woods (Sebastiaan Vrancx, ~1610 AD)
Russian Imperial Army in the Battle of Poltava, 1709 AD (Yuri Kashtanov)
The first muster of the Massachussetts Bay Militia, Salem, 1637 AD
Soldier being carried off the battlefield on a makeshift stretcher of muskets, ~18th century AD

2/ Vance’s foreword is also, notably, a call for revolution. “The old conservative movement argued if you just got government out of the way, natural forces would resolve problems,” he writes. “We are no longer in this situation and must take a different approach.” That is where the muskets come in. “

#muskets #holyhell

War Has Changed
In this episode, we examine some of the many ways in which war during the Sengoku Period had a much different character from previous eras because of technology, economics, and necessity.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/03/23/season-9-episode-6-war-has-changed/
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War Has Changed - A History of Japan

In this episode, we examine some of the many ways in which war during the Sengoku Period had a much different character from previous eras because of technology, economics, and necessity.

A History of Japan - Podcast
Today in the Asia_Pacific Economic History Review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832157x Sebastian Hepburn-Roper argues that the surprising scale of early 19thC arms sales by Sydney merchants contributed significantly to the spread & intensification of intertribal Māori conflict in NZ.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12259
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@ecosocio #history #histodons #NZ #Sydney #NSW #merchants #Maori #warfare #arms #muskets #Indigenous #conflict