Editing Arquebus (section)

===European arquebus formations===
[[File:1594 Dutch musketry volley technique.jpg|thumb|left|Diagram of a 1594 Dutch musketry volley formation]]
In Europe, [[Maurice, Prince of Orange|Maurice of Nassau]] pioneered the countermarch volley fire technique. After outfitting his entire army with new, standardized arms in 1599, Maurice of Nassau attempted to recapture Spanish forts built on former Dutch lands. In the [[Battle of Nieuwpoort]] in 1600, he administered the new techniques and technologies for the first time. The Dutch marched onto the beach where the fort was located and fully utilized the countermarching tactic. By orienting all of his arquebusiers into a block, he was able to maintain a steady stream of fire out of a disciplined formation using volley fire tactics. The result was a lopsided victory with 4,000 Spanish casualties to only 1,000 dead and 700 wounded on the Dutch side. Although the battle was principally won by the decisive counterattack of the Dutch cavalry and despite the failure of the new Dutch infantry tactic in stopping the veteran Spanish [[tercio]]s, the battle is considered a decisive step forward in the development [[early modern warfare]], where firearms took on an increasingly large role in Europe in the following centuries.<ref>Parker 347–353</ref>