European African Warfare
... Europeans were tired of being second rate so they decided to form new techniques for war not based on strength and skill, which is what the Spaniards excelled in, but on weapons and new strategies. Even thought the Europeans were not a dominant world figure at this time, with the increasing success of their new form of war, the spread of these new techniques, and the spread of their success, they gradually became someone to reckon with. There is inadequate documentation about the effects European warfare had on the African armies. Because they had been allies before, it is easy to believe that the Europeans had shared some ideas with the Africans during previous collaborations. What is not known is whether the new ideas and strategies were shared with the Africans before the Europeans went against them. However, after the Europeans began to wage war of their old friends, the Africans had to adjust their techniques in order to survive. It is even said in the article that some of the African techniques were so strong that their European opponents also made adjustments throughout war. These two nations affected each other because they were enemies at a time where change of mindset could play a part in who was victorious. Some strategies that the Angolan armies used in war were extremely effective and some were not. One strategy used by the Angolans was simply that every man must at one time be enrolled in the army. This was a duty that they had to do. However, once war began to get harder and more challenging, they started a smaller group of skilled professionals who were trained for war in order to enhance their chances of victory. These small groups of skilled professionals were required to be skilled in every aspect of war including the sword. They were used at desperate times to demolish opponents and be victorious. Another Angolan strategy was the idea of using arrows before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. This strategy had been used for many years because of the success of their soldiers in this form of combat. The Angolan warriors became known as being very limber because they were trained to dodge arrows. However, both of these strategies would not suffice once the Europeans began to use artillery and firearms. The Angolans also had the technique of keeping there strong infantry together. In Central Africa, armies only used infantry and had extreme success. Cavalry was taken out of the Angolan warfare based on the strength of their infantries. Even when infantries were scared or defeated, they usually escaped and reorganized themselves later in the battle. The only negative aspects the infantr...