British Light Infantryman vs Patriot Rifleman av Robbie MacNiven

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<p><b>Fully illustrated, this book assesses the origins, equipment, and fighting styles of the irregular warfare specialists fighting on both sides during the American Revolutionary War.</b><br><br>Amid North America''s often forested, broken, or rugged terrain, 18th-century armies came to rely on soldiers capable of fighting individually or in small groups. During the American Revolutionary War, rifle-armed companies were incorporated into the newly created Continental Army, while Patriot militiamen and partisans also made use of rifled weapons. Facing them were the British Army''s light infantrymen; among the most experienced regular soldiers fighting for the Crown, they were joined by Loyalist units able to operate in dispersed formations and German hired troops skilled in open-order fighting, including the rifle-armed <i>J</i><i>¿r</i>.<br><br>The strengths and limitations of both sides'' open-order specialists are evaluated in this book, with particular focus upon three revealing