When did armor (mail/steel plate) begin to fall of use as the "go to" combat gear?

by Gabriel_cotmannus

I've seen depictions of the conquest of the Americas where you can see soldiers fully clad in armor whilst carrying an arquebus. So my question is: when did people decided that there was no point in bringing maces,shields and armor to the battlefield? and instead decided they should use mainly gunpowder weapons and colorful standardized uniforms

WARitter

I discuss the very long decline in the use of armour in this thread and the adaptation of armour to firearms (and its limits) in this thread and this thread. Let me know if you have any further questions!