Page "Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange" Paragraph 12

The training of his army is especially important to early modern warfare.

Previous generals had made use of drill and exercise in order to instill discipline or to keep the men physically fit, but for Maurice, they " were the fundamental postulates of tactics.

" This change affected the entire conduct of warfare, since it required the officers to train men in addition to leading them, decreased the size of the basic infantry unit for functional purposes since more specific orders had to be given in battle, and the decrease in herd behavior required more initiative and intelligence from the average soldier.