16th Century

The 16th century military time period is often referred to as the “Military Revolution,” a time marked by significant changes in warfare due to the increased use of gunpowder weapons, particularly the arquebus and musket, leading to new tactics like the “pike and shot” formation, and a shift in the balance of power between different European nations; this period generally spans from the mid-1500s to the mid-1600s, with some historians placing the most significant changes around the late 1500s and early 1600s.