At the beginning of the 19th century, warfare began to transform into a modern form that would prevail in the world for the next few centuries. He revealed the results of technological advances in industry and agriculture, which would revolutionize warfare. To fully understand the importance of the Industrial Revolution, one must consider it in relation to a century of rapid and drastic change, in which new advances in industry, technology, and system are easily applied to the conduct of war. There are two key changes to this transformation. The first is the rise of a new warfare entity, namely the large-scale military that served to advance the goals of the popular nation-state. Second, industrialization made warfare more destructive. Industrialized nation states could usually wield that destructive force decisively when fighting preindustrial opponents. When industrialized nation states waged war on each other, one side might win a decisive victory, but the fighting armies temporarily caused death and devastation on a startlingly new scale. The logical starting point for a comprehensive history of modern warfare is to see how the regions most transformed by industrialization and massive nationalist mobilization influenced the 19th- and early 20th-century world at large. The latest technologies have made mass production of weapons possible due to increased precision, power and range. Many of the new weapons and related tactics ran counter to essential concepts of what constituted proper warfare, making the change complicated and unsettling. Military conditions changed constantly during the industrial age as new weapons were developed and transportation and communications improved. The American Civil War observed its loss... mid-card... became more accurate at long range. Repeating weapons were improved and the machine gun was invented in time for use in the American Civil War. The invention of the propeller, combined with the steam engine, created a new type of warship and ended the age of sail. Mobile field artillery came into use, ensuring the demise of cavalry units until the appearance of motorized cavalry in the 20th century. Communication and transportation systems were significantly modified. In the 20th century there was such a proliferation of inventions applied to war that no list could be complete. The industrial revolution is far from over. The world may yet witness many huge changes in warfare, as third world countries that are industrializing right now become major industrial powers. The impact of the Industrial Revolution on warfare will be felt for many years to come.