The Pennsylvania Rifle: the Evolution of its Tactical Employment in the American Revolution
Description:
There are two opinions as to the effectiveness of the Pennsylvania Rifle during the Revolutionary War. On one hand it is alleged that the rifle was, at best, not particularly useful, and that its disadvantages outweighed its advantages. In contradiction to this we find that the British military appealed to London for rifles, and that the British government specified that there be a definite number of riflemen among the mercenaries they hired. Furthermore, according to Fortescue, the British mil…
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Date:
August 1964
Creator:
Johanns, Walter Alfred
Partner:
UNT Libraries