This video relates to the battle of Poltava some sixty years later, and depicts a Swedish infantary (blue coats)attack on Peter the Great's Russian forces.
This is a brief extract from Stanley Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon' and relates to the Seven Years War 1756-63, it depicts a British infantry attack.
Questions:
What are the main changes -infantry weaponry, cavalry tactics-in the sixty years between the 1650s and the 1710s?
How accurate is the depiction of Poltava from your knowledge of what actually happened?
Who are the horsemen wearing wings?
What is the relative importance of firepower versus blade weapons?
