David Greentree British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher (Paperback) Combat

Description: Further DetailsTitle: British Rifleman vs French SkirmisherCondition: NewEAN: 9781472831842ISBN: 9781472831842Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/20/2020Item Height: 248mmItem Length: 184mmItem Weight: 268gAuthor: David GreentreeIllustrator: Adam HookContributor: Adam Hook (Illustrated by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808–15ISBN-10: 1472831845Description: 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 manoeuvred 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 defence of key battlefield positions, especially those situated in difficult terrain. While Napoleon’s 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 King’s German Legion, while France’s 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: Roliça (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).Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: CombatGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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