Warfare Timeline

By hallie.hewitt
  • 5000 BCE

    Horses were first tamed

    Many scholars think that Botai or other inhabitants were the first people to tame wild horses.
  • 3000 BCE

    Humans first used bow/arrow

    Archery dates back to the Stone age but 20,000 BC was when the first bow and arrows were recorded used.
  • 3000 BCE

    Trebuchet

    The first record of trebuchet used was in China. They were thought to be used by the Mohists as early as the 4th century.
  • 2600 BCE

    The Longbow

    The first Longbow was actually found with a mummy. His bow was made of yew and was approximately 1.82 metres.
  • 1700 BCE

    Flintlock Musket

    The true Flintlock Musket was created in France. It was all made into one piece.
  • 1700 BCE

    The Submarine

    A British mathematician created the idea of the submarine. The first actual submarine was created in 1578.
  • 1400 BCE

    Invention of Gunpowder

    Gunpowder was invented in China and spread to other parts of the world. It was first created for medical purposes.
  • 449 BCE

    Greco Persian Wars

    These were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states.
  • 404 BCE

    The Peloponnesian War

    Ancient Greek war fought by the the Delian League led by the Athens. The war is traditionally divided into three phases.
  • 264 BCE

    Punic Wars

    A series of three wars fought in Rome. Some of the largest wars at the time.
  • 1095

    Crusades

    A series of religious wars that mostly involves the Latin Church in Medieval period.
  • 1337

    One Hundred Years War

    A series of conflicts with the rulers of the kingdom of England.
  • 1400

    First hand cannon

    The first hand cannon was widely used in the 13th century in China. It was near the creation of gunpowder because it was used in the cannons.

  • Thirty years war

    War fought primarily in Central Europe. This was one of the most destructive conflicts in human history

  • English Civil War

    A series of civil wars and problems between parliamentarians and royalists.

  • Napoleonic War

    This was a series of major conflicts led by Napoleon.

  • The Revolver Handgun

    The first Revolver Handgun was created by Samuel Colt. He got a British patent on february 23rd for his revolver.

  • The Taiping Rebellion

    This was a massive rebellion or war fought in China.

  • Ironclad warship

    The Ironclad warship was launched by the French Navy. They were in perfect working conditions in 1858.

  • The American Civil War

    The civil war was a war fought by the united states. The south was against the north. The war was based off racism.

  • Machine Gun

    The first Machine Gun was used in the first american civil war. These all depended on an arm operator.

  • Boxer Rebellion

    A chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led a big uprising in Northern China.

  • Fighter Aircraft

    The newly invented plane peekd when it entered in WW1. It entered and started the beginning or Airfare.

  • The Tank

    The first Tanks were used on the battlefield in the British war.

  • Russian Civil War

    The Russian civil war was to tear russia apart for 3 years straight.

  • World War 1

    WW1 is also known as the first world war. The war originated in Europe.

  • World War 2

    WW2 was also known as the second world war. MOst of the world major countries were somehow involved in this war.

  • The Atomic Bomb

    In WW1 the first atomic bomb was dropped and started the use of Atomic bombs. The first bomb was deployed over Japanese city.

  • Cold War

    A tension between the soviet union and the satellite states.

  • AK-47

    When the AK-47 was created it brought the creator the Stalin Prize and the Order of the Red Star. It i still the standard issue assault rifle most used today.

  • First Hydrogen bomb tested

    The first series was tests were conducted by the United states in November. The test was conducted on a small island so it would be far away from people.

  • Rwandan Genocide

    The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutu.

  • Second Congo war

    Began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was mostly about government issues.

  • M.O.A.B

    MOABs have been manufactured at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma. They were first tested with explosive tritonal.