How Technology Has Changed Warfare In The 1800's

Throughout the many years of war there has always been a need to create new technological advancements in order to have better and more efficient ways to take on offensive and defensive approaches. During the first wars, making guns more effective was the main objective, but as wars started becoming larger scale total wars, the need for bigger equipment was crucial. One of the most significant advancements that completely changed warfare was the creation of airplanes. Man has always had the dream to fly and it was finally accomplished towards during the 1800’s with many creations like hot-air balloons, gliders, and steam driven monoplanes. By the early 1900’s the Wright brothers were able to fly the first practical airplane that could sustain
The colonial militia was forced to stay within the confines of North America to fight against the British. The battlefield of the war had been set and there was not much the colonial men could do to change that. This war was mostly fought with swords, bayonets, cannons, mortars, and howitzers. The longest estimated range of cannons was 1,000 to 2,000 yards. It was very primitive compared to how wars are being fought now. Had they been able to extend the warfront to Britain mainland with the use of airplanes and strategic bombing similarly to how Germans did to the British in World War 2. It would have been a lot more difficult for the British to fight an at home war with the colonists and the French. Without planes, the colonist also had to rely on people to warn them about incoming enemies, which is where Paul Revere came in. The fastest reconnaissance at the time was Revere coming in on horse which bought the colonists some time at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. In the Battle of Cowpens, the British could have used the help of airplane reconnaissance to know that there would be hundreds of militiamen hiding and waiting to attack. Instead, they blindly ran across and suffered a tremendous loss that