Napoleonic Infantry Tactics
- Episode aired Mar 5, 2019
- 14m
Napoleonic Era infantry generally fought in line or column formations with skirmishers to harass the enemy's formations. While strange to the modern eye this method allowed fort volley fire ... Read allNapoleonic Era infantry generally fought in line or column formations with skirmishers to harass the enemy's formations. While strange to the modern eye this method allowed fort volley fire to make up for weapon inaccuracy while minimizing the impact of artillery.Napoleonic Era infantry generally fought in line or column formations with skirmishers to harass the enemy's formations. While strange to the modern eye this method allowed fort volley fire to make up for weapon inaccuracy while minimizing the impact of artillery.