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impossiblefork t1_j7hf7fz wrote

For our (Swedish) armies swords were among the primary weapons even after this period, even into the 1700eds since they used shock tactics involving infantry charges after a short-range volley.

Gustavus Adolphus introduced some of this in the decade after this war.

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banneryear1868 t1_j7ib7hk wrote

Oh yeah swords we're totally still used at this time, but technology was advancing and Aldolphus (badass) was one of the first to switch things up successfully. Apparently some of his tactics developed in the Thirty Years War were borrowed in to the 19th century.

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