 Apart from permanent garrisons at Berwick , Calais , and Carlisle , England 's standing army numbered only a few hundred men . This was increased only slightly by Henry . Henry 's invasion force of 1513 , some 30 @,@ 000 men , was composed of <unk> and longbowmen , at a time when the other European nations were moving to hand guns and pikemen . The difference in capability was at this stage not significant , however , and Henry 's forces had new armour and weaponry . They were also supported by battlefield artillery , a relatively new invention , and several large and expensive siege guns . The invasion force of 1544 was similarly well @-@ equipped and organised , although command on the battlefield was laid with the dukes of Suffolk and Norfolk , which in the case of the latter produced disastrous results at Montreuil . 
