The British method was predicated on waiting for the enemy to fire first:pic.twitter.com/3d4TbZtlQb
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During the flintlock era European armies developed different tactical schools of attack, largely hinging on the relative importance of the bayonet. The French attack was the simplest and boldest: withhold fire until 25 yards, then fire unmissable shots and charge like madmen.pic.twitter.com/lHNBLDCiLj
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The attack that demanded the greatest discipline was that of the Dutch, appropriate for the people who invented modern military drill. Platoons fired one at a time at 60 yards, advancing at a snail's pace so platoons who had fired could move and reload at the same time.pic.twitter.com/l9YHPiMoiY
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The Prussian approach was factory like, emphasizing the need to get off three volleys every minute.pic.twitter.com/qZtm2N2hVK
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When James Wolfe was still a Lt. Colonel he devised an inbetweener school of attack was that was only widely adopted decades after his death in battle. These figures are all from from Brent Noseworthy's Bloody Crucible of Courage, a book actually about US Civil War tactics.pic.twitter.com/2S6SG88juI
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Nun adje Luise, wisch ab das Gesicht,
eine jede Kugel, die trifft ja nicht,
denn träf’ jede Kugel apart ihren Mann,
wo kriegten die Könige ihre Soldaten dann!
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die Kugeln sind alle von Eisen und Blei,
und manche Kugel geht manchem vorbei
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The Swedes pioneered this modern style. Advance to ~50 yards in close order, fire a volley and then advance again to 30-25 yards. After the second volley, the battalions would draw swords and charge It shattered formations many times larger than theirs
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