Infantry and Cavalry Upgrades
 

Design bayonet: barrel-inserted, bayonet with a tube

At the end of the 17th century, infantry weapons underwent multiple changes which had a great impact on the structure of infantry detachments. The introduction of barrel-inserted and tube-mounted bayonets allowed pikemen to be abolished entirely. The bayonet was invented in France in the 1640s and was added to the armouries in 1699, after having been much improved. Pikes disappeared from the armies and soon after all types of armour were abolished.