17th Century Knights Armor
When did knights completely disappear from the battlefield because of gunpowder?
I read some articles about this question but never got to a clear answer. I have seen armor of the 17th century and it still looks pretty thick. So when did the knights disappear, when did muskets and cannons take over as the most important battlefield weapons?
Armor even full body armor was still being produced into the 17th and even the 18th c. for display and ceremonies. However, on the actual battlefield full body armor, and knights, were probably phased out as early as the late 15th c. Certainly by the late 16th c. heavily armored knights were no longer a feature of European warfare.
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