Myth Busting the American Riflemen of the Revolution
Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code REDCOATHISTORY for 4 months EXTRA at https://surfshark.com/redcoathistory Our understanding of the American Revolution is full of mythology…much of which is simply not true. Today we are going to destroy one of the most persistent myths…that the war was won by buckskin shirt wearing militiamen sniping at scarlet-coated British officers from behind trees and rocks. In popular imagination they are armed with what is now called the Pennsylvanian or Kentucky long rifle, a weapon whose accuracy, combined with the marksmanship of the colonists, is said to have won American freedom. But did it? Let’s find out. Robbie is on Twitter here - https://x.com/RobbieMacNiven If you are interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: https://redcoathistory.com/newsletter/ If you are very generous, you can also buy me a coffee and help support the channel via https://ko-fi.com/redcoathistory or sign up via www.patreon.com/redcoathistory
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