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British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars (Paperback)
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British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars (Paperback)
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Loot Price R451
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In an age when infantry units manoeuvred and fought in rigid
blocks, the idea of encouraging initiative and allowing a unit to
'skirmish' was regarded as revolutionary and fell out of favour in
the years following the French-Indian and American Revolutionary
wars. It was revived by far-sighted British and foreign-mercenary
officers, who observed the way in which French Revolutionary armies
deployed skirmishers to prepare the way for their assault columns.
Offering a detailed analysis of the tactics, this book is studded
with period 'battle descriptions' quoted from eye-witness accounts,
creating a comprehensive guide to the Light and Rifles units of
Wellington's Light Division. As the result of the first tentative
experiments in skirmishing the units achieved an unsurpassed peak
of efficiency - they marched faster, were versatile in any sort of
tactical situation and could shoot more accurately than either
friend or foe. No other national army, either allied or enemy,
achieved these standards.
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