CLICK HERE FOR LINK to Google Books preview of "Redcoats: The British Soldier And War in the Americas, 1755-1763" by Stephen Brumwell - where it says by the Spring of 1761, Amherst observed: "in general all the men are so good marksmen that it requires only a little practice to keeps their hands in".
The author also said "Such repeated references to target practice sit uneasily alongside contemporary and modern comments regarding the limitations of the smooth-bore musket.". Considering the research and comments made by this author, it sounds like the Redcoats were better marksmen in America than anyone previously thought.
Mar 12, 2012
Mar 4, 2012
First Nations Histories
CLICK HERE FOR LINK to First Nations Histories website where you can find the histories of many Native American nations. Please be sure to click the underlined names of the various nations, to revel a more detailed history.
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