Year: 2010

American/European Training Manuals in the Era of the American Revolution. Part I

by Gustav Person1st Virginia Regiment “…I am no advocate for blindly following the maxims of European policy.” In December 1777, General Nathaniel Greene sum- marized his attitude to a council of war about using European training/drill manuals, rather than relying on practical experience.1 Yet, before and during the War of Independence, Americans largely relied on…

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