British Rifleman Vs French Skirmisher: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808-15 9781472831842

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Автор: Greentree David
Название: British Rifleman Vs French Skirmisher: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808-15
ISBN: 9781472831842
Издательство: Osprey
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История Европы

История нового времени до 20 века: с 1700 по 1900

Военная история

Военные действия и оборона

ISBN-10: 1472831845
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 80
Вес: 0.13 кг.
Дата издания: 18.02.2020
Серия: Combat
Язык: English
Размер: 183 x 248 x 2
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Peninsular war and waterloo 1808-15
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Поставляется из: Англии
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Featuring specially commissioned artwork and full-color maps, this book evaluates the origins, tactics, armament, and combat effectiveness of the British riflemen and French skirmishers who clashed on three bloody battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars.

The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807--14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These light troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as masking large bodies of close-order troops as they maneuvered in battle, firing upon enemy troops to provoke them into attacking prematurely, and harassing enemy artillery crews and senior officers with aimed fire. On occasion, the skirmishers were tasked with special missions requiring individual initiative, such as the capture or defense of key battlefield positions, especially those situated in difficult terrain.

While Napoleons skirmishers carried the smoothbore musket, notoriously inaccurate and short-ranged, several elite units fighting for Britain were armed with the rifle, a far more accurate weapon that was hampered by a slower rate of fire. As well as the legendary 95th Rifles, Britain fielded rifle-armed German troops of the 60th Regiment and the Kings German Legion, while Frances light troops were fielded in individual companies but also entire regiments. In this study, David Greentree assesses the role and effectiveness of rifle-armed British troops and their French open-order opponents in three very different encounters: Roli a (August 1808), the first British battle of the Peninsular War; the struggle for a key bridge at Barba del Puerco (March 1810); and the bitter fight for the La Haye Sainte farmhouse during the battle of Waterloo (June 1815).

British Rifleman Vs French Skirmisher: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808-15, Greentree David