Why Did Soldiers Fight in Lines With No Cover? Because Muskets!
Get up to 25% off Ekster wallets during their Anniversary Sale when you use my link, https://shop.ekster.com/brandonf or discount code BRANDONF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The second part to our exploration of that "Necessary Madness," linear warfare. Which is to say- why did soldiers fight in long, shoulder-to-shoulder lines, without bothering to take cover? Well, sometimes they did take cover, but that's besides the point, because there are a LOT of very important reasons why they would also fight in "Close Order." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can directly support my work by becoming a Patron & Officer of this channel: ` / brandonf Find a free digital library, shop for merchandise, and learn more about this channel's charity work at: ` https://www.nativeoak.org/ If you'd like to support this channel without spending any money, you can watch my content early and get access to exclusive content at Recast.tv! ` https://the.recast.app/user/5mN4d Or, another great way to support my work is by booking me on Cameo! 50% of all these proceeds also go to charity: ` https://www.cameo.com/brandonfisichel... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timestamps: Intro 00:00 Sponsored Message 01:20 Maximising Firepower 03:39 Why Not Spread Out? 05:21 Morale & Psychological Impact 08:15 In Melee Combat (Bayonets) 09:23 Depth of Formations 10:18 Skirmishers & Concluding Points 12:55 Credits 15:03
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