The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving
Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H.
Spring reveals how British infantry in the American Revolutionary
War really fought.
This groundbreaking book offers a new analysis of the British
Army during the "American rebellion" at both operational and
tactical levels. Presenting fresh insights into the speed of
British tactical movements, Spring discloses how the system for
training the army prior to 1775 was overhauled and adapted to the
peculiar conditions confronting it in North America.
First scrutinizing such operational problems as logistics,
manpower shortages, and poor intelligence, Spring then focuses on
battlefield tactics to examine how troops marched to the
battlefield, deployed, advanced, and fought. In particular, he
documents the use of turning movements, the loosening of
formations, and a reliance on bayonet-oriented shock tactics, and
he also highlights the army's ability to tailor its tactical
methods to local conditions.
Written with flair and a wealth of details that will engage
scholars and history enthusiasts alike, "With Zeal and with
Bayonets Only "offers a thorough reinterpretation of how the
British Army's North American campaign progressed and invites
serious reassessment of most of its battles.
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