The Tactical Military Revolution and Dutch Army Operations during the Era of the Twelve Years Truce (1592–1618)

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Olaf van Nimwegen

Yayın yılı:

2014

Yayıncı:

Brill | Nijhoff

The main purpose of Maurice's demonstration of Dutch military power was to impress upon the Spanish General Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630) that, notwithstanding the conclusion of the Twelve Years Truce in 1609, the army of the States General was ready to continue the fight. In the 1590s, Maurice and William Louis started a series of reforms that resulted in a tactical military revolution. Their new, more scientific approach to the art of war marked by study of Greek and Roman military treatises, theoretical discussions on the practical use of ancient tactics for contemporary warfare, subsequent experiments with a diversity of tactical formations using 'tin soldiers', and eventually in exercises with actual soldiers, established the basis for the systematic exercising and drilling of troops. This was a prerequisite for challenging the Spanish army in the open field. They hoped to achieve this through optimising the use of firearms on the battlefield. Keywords: Dutch military; Maurice; Spanish General Ambrogio Spinola; tactical military revolution; Twelve Years Truce; William Louis

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