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Old 02-02-2016, 09:37 PM   #20
William Cloud Hicklin
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Well, there wasn't anything especially new about "guerilla warfare." In the 18th century the British called it "Indian tactics," formed the green-clad Rodger's Rangers to employ it vs the French, and both sides in the Revolution used it (RR now being the 60th Foot (King's Loyal Americans)). By the Napoleonic wars British rifle regiments specialized in the same tactics and wore green uniforms- but then, the 60th Rifles were after all the direct descendant of Rodgers' Rangers.

When Britain re-organized the Volunteers in 1881, all the Vol Companies (foot; the Yeomanry were horse) were trained in marksmanship, skirmishing, ambush, sniping, concealment etc etc, all in anticipation of a possible invasion.
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