In Reply to: Re: The Patriot posted by Joe S on July 5, 2000 at 13:36:54:
These tactics were common in the North. Thus, why Washington was more successful albeit still losing at this time. George also had what amounts to snipers backing his regulars. These were farmers with rifles rather than muskets. They were ideal for hunting where accuracy was vastly more important than rate of fire. They took longer to load but the rifling made them quite accurate especially in comparison. Ideal for sniping.
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