Matthew H. Spring
Auteur de With Zeal and With Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775–1783
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Matthew Spring holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Leeds and is Head of History at Truro School, an independent secondary school in Cornwall, England.
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With Zeal and With Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775–1783 (2008) 111 exemplaires
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1. Throughout the war, with few exceptions, the British adopted loose formations that enabled them to move quickly through difficult terrain.
2. British regiments were not much less proficient with musketry than their American counterparts, and in several cases demonstrated equal or greater skill.
3. British doctrine generally was to fire a single volley and close quickly with the Americans. Until later in the war, American troops lacked the confidence and skill to close with the British, and generally the Brits would prevail in such a case.
4. The lack of a strong cavalry arm made the light infantry companies, converged into battalions the "bloodhounds" of the battlefield. Active and able, these soldiers usually operated on the flank, force marching, turning flanks, and pursuing broken enemies.
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