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armies shows the strong dependence of the constitution and size of an army not merely on social organization, but also, and in far greater measure, on the development of armament. The revolutionizing effect which, for instance, the invention of fire-arms had in that direction is one of the most conspicuous facts in the history of war.
dominated the affairs of Germany until 1848, when he tremblingly fled to London before the infuriated people of Vienna.—Translator.
