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Label the equipment on Search the War Gallery on Floor 2 and identify these objects from their the photograph: close up photographs. The answers can be found on the object labels.

Breastplate

Pot helmet Q: What is it? Q: What is it made of? Tassets

Unarmoured Q: What is it? Q: Which part of the body would it protect?

Q: What is it? Q: Who would have used it? Q: Why are some parts of the pikeman’s body not protected by armour?

Q: Describe the weapon this soldier would carry? What would it be made from? Q: What is it? Q: What type is it?

Q: What was the Pikeman’s key role on the battleﬁeld? Q: What is it? Q: Who would have worn this?

Q: By the time of the Napoleonic Wars ( 1803- 15) pikemen were not used on the battleﬁeld. Why do you think this was? Q: What is it? Q: What is it used for?

These statements relate to the four types of English Civil War soldiers. Consider the Decide which type the statement refers to and write the corresponding advantages and letter in the answer box: disadvantages of wearing this type P PIKEMAN C CUIRASSIER H HARQUEBUSIER M MUSKETEER of armour.

They wore a lot of heavy armour They typically wore lobster pots to protect their heads Their main task was to protect the musketeers from cavalry attacks They were disbanded after the first year of conflict Their weapon could be up to 16 feet long Q: Advantages They were equipped with only one gauntlet, for the left-hand They wore little or no armour They sometimes carried a rest to balance their weapon on Q: Disadvantages They favoured buff coats for protection They wore pot helmets, tassets and breastplates for protection They were the most common type of soldier fighting on foot Q: After the first year of the English Civil Wars the cuirassiers were disbanded in favour of lighter armoured cavalry. Why do you think this happened?

Label this harquebusier’s weapons and equipment:

Backsword

Lobster pot

Flintlock carbine

Breastplate

Buff coat

Q: What is the buff coat made of? The musket was a very important weapon for English Civil War armies. Q: What substance do you need to make a musket ﬁre?

Q: Why did many soldiers choose to wear a buff coat rather than plate metal armour?

Watch the video of the musketeer loading his gun. Q: What are the main problems encountered when using a musket? Q: Both the cuirassier and the harquebusier were cavalrymen, what does this mean?

Q: Have a close look at the breastplates in the Civil War gallery displays. Can you spot any which have been damaged by shot. If these holes and indents were Is this musketeer wearing armour? not caused during a battle why do you think they are there? Q: How was the musketeer protected on the battleﬁeld?