The professionalization of armies meant that eighteenth-century warfare had less of an effect on civilian populations than conflicts in earlier centuries.

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The professionalization of armies meant that soldiers were paid and trained to fight, rather than being conscripted from the civilian population. This meant that armies were more disciplined and less likely to engage in looting and pillaging, which had been common in earlier centuries.

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