Bayonet & Muskets

More die to disease and hunger than battle apparently, but i always find it hard to fully believe that. I find it hard to believe any soldier would stay in an army which was dropping like flies, nor would it be able to effectively function.

>>1561074
>but i always find it hard to fully believe that.

Too bad?

>>1561086
WW1 was pretty much the first major war where combat killed more people than disease

>>1561113
>WW1 was pretty much the first major war where combat killed more people than disease

And "combat" in that case was long range artillery.

>>1561118
That was the biggest killer yes

>>1561113

Was disease very rampant in armies only or did the whole world die like flies to various diseases?

>>1561147
It was particularly bad for armies. Large numbers of stressed men (and women amongst the camp followers) In close proximity with poor or no sanitation and often exposed to the elements. Recipe for disease

>>1561118
You sure about that if you include the Spanish Influenza? I know it technically happened after the war but probably was a direct effect of it.

>>1561147
Wasn't it pretty much that you start your campaign, and then it's a sort of race against time till your army falls apart from casualties/disease or the that the king/country runs out of money

>>1561147
Malaria and Yellow Fever dropped soldiers like flies.
Then you have Exposure, pox, Typhoid, Cholera, Dysentery, malnutrition and Flu in such unsanitary conditions.

In war, there will be loss of limbs, musket wounds. Medical Supplies will be painfully short.

So while you may fare better than in previous ages, the 18th century is still pretty shitty
to live in.