From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Mar 30 23:57:11 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mail.bfm.org (mail.bfm.org [216.127.218.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CF6F37C2F7 for ; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:57:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from adam@whizkidtech.net) Received: from WhizKid (r6.bfm.org [216.127.220.102]) by mail.bfm.org (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-52399U2500L250S0V35) with SMTP id org; Fri, 31 Mar 2000 01:58:08 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000331015708.00864480@mail85.pair.com> X-Sender: whizkid@mail85.pair.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 01:57:08 -0600 To: "Christopher S. Weimann" From: "G. Adam Stanislav" Subject: Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and "dangers to BSD"] Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20000330203039.D20275@wallnet.com> References: <20000329133624.5372F37B55A@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 20:30 30-03-2000 -0500, Christopher S. Weimann wrote: >They used the improved accuracy and range to target British officers >before they were in muskerange which made the rifle a pretty effective >terror weapon. It was however much slower to load which made the >rifleman very vulnerable so they were kept behind the normal troops. I believe, if my information is correct, their greatest advantage was tactical. The British army used the traditional war tactic of having soldiers in a single file and expected their opponents to do the same. But the revolutionaries have learned from the Indians to move around freely rather than in a rigid formation. That was much more flexible. Secondly, the British wore red coats which made them visible from a long distance. The revolutionaries did not wear fancy uniforms, just plain dark civilians clothes which made them less visible and harder to aim at. Finally. let's not forget the psychological advantage. The revolutionaries were figthing for their own freedom and independence, the British were fighting because their officers told them to fight. Adam ----------------------------------------------------------- "I think, therefore I am." - Seventeenth Century Philosophy "I publish what I think, therefore I have." - Twenty-First Century Action Details at http://www.OnlinePublisher.net/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message