Weapons of West Point -04- Matchlock
A discussion of the matchlock, using the academic model, and placing it in relation to the tactical doctrine and organization of the Swedish Brigade in the Thirty Years War. This discussion is very important in that it leads the viewer to understand how these were the first steps in creating the weapons, organization and doctrine which would become Linear Warfare. It was Gustavus Adolphus, the Swedish King, who created the technical and tactical changes which were incorporated into the Swedish Brigade. And it was Gustavus, who, more than any other, wrought this development.
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