8 sentences with “gunpowder”

By the 15th century gunpowder was becoming more and more widespread in warfare.

First developed in China, but first used militarily in the Middle East, gunpowder reached Europe in the 14th century.

They also significantly reduced the amount of gunpowder and ammunition they sold to the Indians, further worsening relations.

By around 1450, military technology had changed significantly. The basis of this change can be summed up in one word: gunpowder.

The church was partly made of wooden crates used to transport gunpowder for the mine, hence the locals called it the "powder magazine church".

Weapons, ammunition, gunpowder and other military equipment for the army were manufactured in Cuyo, an extraordinary task in which Antonio Álvarez Condarco, Fray Luis Beltrán and Pedro Regalado de la Plaza excelled.

The early military revolution (i.e. the evolution of gunpowder warfare during and after the Renaissance period) resulted in highly trained soldiers with the most advanced military technology in the world by the end of the 17th century.

Although the Spanish and Portuguese won some notable military engagements, due in large part to their use of horses, gunpowder and steel, their real military advantage lay in germ warfare, something they certainly did not anticipate unleashing upon their arrival.