30YearsWar: 17th Century Warfare Episode 9
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Zack Twamley
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In our ninth installment on 17th century warfare, we assess the overall contribution of the Dutch to the military revolution, through a few important spheres. We will learn that spreading the word about new technological innovations was not an unusual practice, and that Europeans were far more willing to share their discoveries than we may have previously imagined. In addition, we examine how the drill became the supreme method of warfare, and how it inculcated a sense of discipline which profoundly affected European society on the battlefield as much as off. The journey involves one of discipline, forbearance and continued practice, and obsolete methods of making war did not go quietly...
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| 0:00.0 | Hello! |
| 0:18.0 | Hello and welcome, History friends, patrons, patrons all, to the 30 Years' War series on 17th Century Warfare, Episode 9. |
| 0:26.5 | Last time we looked at Dutch and Spanish, methods of making war, and we asked what it was that made the new Dutch style developed in the 1590s so effective. |
| 0:36.4 | We also learned that even while the Dutch were the first |
| 0:39.4 | to make use of fire by rank, mass volley styles of manual drill, with illustrated drill manuals |
| 0:45.6 | to follow, they were not the first to think deeply about the best means for making war. |
| 0:50.8 | Contrary to what Michael Roberts's military revolution theory claimed, the Spanish were |
| 0:55.7 | not resting on their laurels, and actually released several revealing treatises in the last |
| 1:00.9 | few decades of the 1500s, which demonstrated the Spanish eagerness to learn, develop and reform. |
| 1:08.4 | That the Dutch performed the new approach to warfare did not mean that Maurice of Nassau |
| 1:13.1 | was its only proponent, but he soon became its most famous. |
| 1:16.9 | In this episode, we're going to keep looking at the drill, and we're going to try and give |
| 1:21.0 | you guys a feel for what these battles would have been like, and what they would have |
| 1:24.9 | been like to live through if you were there on the battlefield. |
| 1:28.4 | For sure, the increased firepower, which the fire by rank mass volleys could bring to bear, was impressive. |
| 1:34.7 | But it was bound to create scenes straight out of hell with all that lead flying around. |
| 1:40.1 | Maybe this sounds a little bit intimidating to you. |
| 1:42.1 | In case you weren't aware, my name is Zach Twomley. |
| 1:44.7 | This is when diplomacy fails and we're taking the 30 Years War Apart piece by very bloody peace. |
| 1:52.7 | Of you who may not be aware of what's going on, maybe delay this episode a bit and catch up with what we're doing. |
| 1:58.5 | This is after all the ninth of a series of episodes, |
| 2:01.9 | so maybe check out the previous eight if you haven't already. |
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