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A 16th century matchlock musket(image 35)
Background on the Italian musket
Background on the Italian musket
The Italian musket sometimes known as the heavy arquebus, which later developed into more advanced styles of the musket, was originally produced by the Duchy of Milan; specifically the Brescian region(cir. 1520) they weren't used until the late 1530's in the Italian war of 1536.
Designs of muskets(Image 32)
Production in Brescia
Production in Brescia
The musket was made in Brescia specifically near the Valle Trompia where they had buildings where they would build weapons to use in future wars and battles. They made their own form of the musket after the Ottoman Turks used an early version(cir. 1425). The Ottoman musket, or Arquebus as it was called, appeared in the 15th century and were originally weapons mounted on walls of cities, which was very prevalent in Germany, but eventually developed into a handheld rifle. The Italians developed the Heavy Arquebus or the musket to better penetrate armor, the rifles were very quickly adopted by other nations too.
Rennaisance painting of the wars(Image 33)
The Italian Wars
The Italian Wars were a collection of 8 wars that lasted from 1494 to 1559, the combatants in the wars were: France, England, Ottoman Turks, Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Naples, Sicily, Venice, the Duchy of Milan, Florence, Pisa, Papal States, Ferrara, and Genoa. The first war that the Italian muskets would have been used in was the Italian war of 1536, where the combatants were: the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, the Ottoman Turks, and the Duchy of Milan, which the main point of the war was to gain control over for every nation besides Spain which already had control over Milan. The war of 1536 ended with the Truce of Nice, which was signed on June 18th; 1538, which resulted in Turin(part of Piedmont, Italy) as a territory of France, but no other significant changes in Italy’s map
A brown bess from the American revolution(Image 34)
Impact on Future Civilizations
Impact on Future Civilizations
The musket was a revolutionary invention used in war that impacted civilizations in that time and in the future, it was produced in Brescia, it helped the Italians during the Italian wars, and it was decisive in many battles. It also helped during the American Civil War, and other battles around the world, though those were usually more advanced versions.
Other Websites
Other Websites
-This goes into depth on warfare during the renaissance.
-This goes into the Battle of Pavia, where the original style of arquebus was used.
-This goes into detail on how the musket was produced.
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