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the english civil war witnessed new or modernised weapons in the battles fought in it especially in the later ones. these new weapons brought in new terms/words and some such as fusil have continued into later military terminology with fusilier. basilisk


an artillery piece that fired a shot of about thirty pounds in weight. Generally thought to have been too heavy for general field service.
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buff-coat


a heavy leather coat, long-skirted and frequently sleeved, worn by cavalry.
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caliver


midway between the size of a musket and a carbine; a matchlock weapon.
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caracole


term given to a cavalry manoeuvre whereby the men in the front rank first their pistols and then rode to the rear to reload. While the front rank were riding to the rear, the second rank rode up to fi [..]
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clubmen


men who lived in rural areas who got together to form a group who would protect their farmland from any military force that approached.
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commission of array


a commission issued by Charles I to lord-lieutenants ordering them to summon the militia. Parliament questioned whether such an act was legal.
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committee of both kingdoms


created by two Parliamentary ordinances (February 16th
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committee of public safety


this was established on July 4th
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corselet


during the English Civil War this usually referred to the armour worn by pikemen. It consisted of a breastplate and a backplate.
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cuirassier


heavy cavalry equipped with three-quarter length armour. Rarely seen in the English Civil War though Sir Arthur Hesilrige’s ‘Lobsters’ were classed as cuirassiers. They belonged to a different age – s [..]
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