OCS MILITARY HISTORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

OCS MILITARY HISTORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED -Weapons and Tactics. Was the American Rifle an easy-to-use weapon that was suitable for European-style conventional tactics? no, it was slow to reload -Native-Americans' Warfighting Style. Did the Native-Americans use stealthy tactics? Did they have good security and fight willingly year-round? They were stealthy. DID NOT fight year round -Colonial Militia. Did the colonists invent England's first-ever militia units? Did they always include only volunteers and top-quality troops? Could there be discipline problems? -Got Militia concept form europe -Militia not always volunteer -DICIPLINE ISSUES -Colonial-Era Wars. In its North American colonial wars, did Britain rely exclusively upon colonial militia and Indian-style irregular tactics to beat the French? England sent over regular units to fight the french -Describe Patriot Principle of War (P of W) violations at Bunker Hill. What British P of W violations allowed the Patriots to get away with those errors? Patriots: Security, unity of command patriots got away with these errors because the british would not take advantage of these errors due to not changing their tactics -At Trenton and Princeton, what Principles did Washington show he could use well? Did these US tactical victories have any strategic impact? Surprise, maneuver, offensive Strategic impact: retained army, fence sitters rallied, gained allies -What P of W violations hurt the British in their Saratoga Campaign? Did the British campaign fail? Any strategic consequences? British violated simplicity, unity of command and security. Big operational and strategic effect. France saw a safe bet and formed a military alliance with the US. -Were the bad Valley Forge conditions due to the US not having any supplies, or due to bad supply management? What P of W did US troops thus have to embrace? Bad supply management. Principles of war: Perseverance. -At Monmouth, did the Continental Army demonstrate its Valley Forge improvements? In what kind of tactics? Improved linear tactics -How did the Waxhaws' conduct help Patriot militia leaders like Marion? In what kind of warfare and against what kind of targets? Tarleton treated surrendering patriots badly. Increased popular support of patriots -Regarding the Principles of War, Kings Mountain hurt what for the British? Describe effective P of W use at Cowpens. Did Economy of Force and Mass also play a role? Cornwallis failed. Loyalist saw