30YearsWar: 17th Century Warfare Episode 8

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

Phd, International Relations, Korean War, European History, 17th Century, 18th Century, Politics, 20th Century, Thirty Years' War, History, 19th Century, War, First World War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

After covering the adoption of a revolutionary new musket drill by Maurice of Nassau in the late 1590s, in this episode we come to the point where all of these innovations would be put to the test, so I hope you’re ready to listen in, as the full horrors of constant barrages of lead on the human body were felt to their full effect for the first time in Western Europe, in the relatively unknown Battle of Nieuwpoort, in July 1600.

This episode provides a key example of what made the Military Revolution so unique and important for European warfare. From Maurice’s display at Nieuwpoort, so many other innovations would follow, including the adoption of its key lessons by other powers, and the perfecting and adding to them by others, like the Swedish and French. Before long, the drill would be the staple means by which infantry would take the field, and training these men and giving them the platform they needed to succeed would become the occupation of all competent commanders in early modern Europe. Make sure you tune in here to see what made innovators like Maurice of Nassau tick, and why he was so important for his time. We also get a window into how the Dutch government organised its military, and what they were up against in the sheer professional supremacy of the Spanish tercio system. I hope you enjoy it history friends! Make sure you spread the word – thanksss!

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:02.0	Hello and history friends.
0:20.0	Patrons all to 17th century warfare, episode 8.
0:26.8	The last time we did an episode of this, I think it was about July 2018 or something,
0:33.7	which if you're listening to this in the future, it doesn't really matter all that much to you,
0:37.4	but it should be said that we have had a very very long break in this very very disorganized
0:43.5	30 years war series but don't worry all of that is about to change because for the next several
0:49.1	years in fact we will be sticking readily and faithfully to this story of the 30 Years War.
0:55.2	We'll be getting in depth with it like never before and I'm really really looking forward to
0:59.5	bringing it all to you guys. So if you're interested to find out more about exactly our plans
1:04.7	for this series, make sure you listen to the little introduction episode we released pretty much
1:09.0	the same day as this episode to coincide with
1:11.9	our brand new start and our brand new season of when diplomacy fails. If you weren't aware,
1:17.9	my name is Zach Twomley. This is when diplomacy fails and if you're not aware of either of those
1:22.9	things and I don't really know how you got here in the first place, but if you're not aware,
1:26.6	then we have been looking at the 30 years war before. We looked at it a while ago in 2013 to 14, but because
1:34.2	I was kind of flying by the seat of my pants and didn't really know what I was doing, I was learning
1:38.4	as much as you guys were as we were going along. As a result of that, the story got a bit confusing
1:43.5	sometimes.
1:44.7	This series isn't just to rectify that. It's also to mark the fact that it's pretty much
1:50.3	400 years since this conflict erupted, which is pretty significant in it itself. But don't
1:55.7	worry, I'm not being a glutton for punishment and sticking to those anniversaries as I've done before.
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