Battle Tactics - Old World versus New World

The European method of warfare followed a standard practice and methodology based on the European concept of how wars should be conducted. The early European immigrants to North American quickly learned that those tactics were not successful in conflicts with the American Indians who practiced a very different type of warfare. As a result, the American colonists developed their own battle tactics that incorporated many of the aspects learned from the Natives. This presentation compares and contrasts the various tactics employed by the British Army, the Continental Army, and the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution and how these tactics contributed to American Independence.