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Terms in this set (149)
-Conflict between organized groups with "Unknown
War Resolve"
- Each seeking to impose its will on the other
- Troops Marched in column formation
- 2 to 3 ranks, shoulder to shoulder
- Used successive volleys of fire
Linear Tactics
- Purpose was to mass greatest amount of firepower
over a given area
- Tactics prevailed through WWI
- Used from 1600's to Pre-Civil War
- Max Effective Distance of 100m
Smoothbore Musket
- Highly inaccurate
- 3 Rounds per minute
- Any impediment to a commanders ability to wage
Friction war
- EX: Muddy roads, undisciplined troops, bad weather
Strategic Level of War All of a nation's armed forces in all campaigns
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In-theater forces; Where the battle or war is actually
Operational Level of War
taking place—i.e. Afghanistan
Tactical Level of War Individual field units (division or below)
- Revolutionary War - 1775
- Took place near Boston Town on the Charlestown
Peninsula
- Patriot forces actually occupied and fortified Breed's
Hill. - English sacrificed the principals of surprise and
maneuver in an effort to publicly defeat and humiliate
Battle of Bunker Hill the American's in a frontal assault.
- Patriots held the line, inflicting massive casualties on
the British,
- Retreated after running dangerously low on
ammunition. - Psychological victory for the
American's.
- Compare with Picket's Charge
- Revolutionary War - 1776
- British forces landed 32,000 soldiers on the shores
of Staton Island NY.
- Washington split forces in an effort to meet British
forces at both Staton and Long Island
NYC Campaign - Violated the principal of mass.
- British forces continually out-maneuver Washington,
forcing him to fall back several times
- Washington realized that he did not need to defeat
the British only needed to assure his army remain
standing.
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- Revolutionary war - 1776
- Washington crossed the Deleware on Christmas
night with 4,000 untrained militia and 1,000 Short-time
regulars.
- Despite low morale among his troops and austere
Battle of Trenton weather conditions, Washington inspired his men to
keep moving forward.
- He separated his forces and using the principle of
surprise,
- Patriots captured a German mercenary garrison,
killing 40 Hessians and capturing another 918.
- Revolutionary War - After Battle of Trenton
- Cornwallis of the British forces aimed to trap
Washington at Trenton
- Washington deployed the feint tactic and left a small
security element at Trenton
- Washington, using an economy of force, took his
main element and utilizing frozen over swamps,
Battle of Princeton
- Maneuvered behind Cornwallis to surprise his units
from the rear.
- Washington got out in front of his troops, and rallied
his men to a victory.
- Victory reinvigorated the American cause, rallied
"fence sitters" to join the cause, and ruined any British
hope for negotiations.
Pro's
- Lines of communication/logistics are short
- More effective, easier to win a battle/campaign
Interior Lines
Con's
- Requires coordination
- Facing outside, multiple converging threats
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Pro's
- Converge upon the enemy
- Creates a multi-axis threat
Exterior Lines
Con's
- Lines of communication/logistics are long
- Requires Unity of Command
- Revolutionary War - 1777
- British General Burgoyne attempted to launch a
complex multi-avenue attack on patriot forces led by
General Gates.
- British poor unity of command and lack of
coordination led to him attempting to take Saratoga
by himself - Fought an exterior line campaign against
Saratoga Campaign
the American's interior lines
- Burgoyne's forces are defeated and surrender to a
mixed force of militia and regulars.
- This victory causes France to see the US as a safe
bet and ushers in a military alliance between France
and American Forces.
Compare with: Exterior / Interior Lines
- Revolutionary War - 1777-1778
- Suffering caused by poor distribution of
supplies/food/clothing
- Not a lack of supply, but poor logistics
Valley Forge Winter - 2,500 Die
- Von Stueben comes in from Prussia and reforms
training and made the Continental Army more
effective in the spring
- Compare with Battle of Monmouth
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Terms in this set (149)
-Conflict between organized groups with "Unknown
War Resolve"
- Each seeking to impose its will on the other
- Troops Marched in column formation
- 2 to 3 ranks, shoulder to shoulder
- Used successive volleys of fire
Linear Tactics
- Purpose was to mass greatest amount of firepower
over a given area
- Tactics prevailed through WWI
- Used from 1600's to Pre-Civil War
- Max Effective Distance of 100m
Smoothbore Musket
- Highly inaccurate
- 3 Rounds per minute
- Any impediment to a commanders ability to wage
Friction war
- EX: Muddy roads, undisciplined troops, bad weather
Strategic Level of War All of a nation's armed forces in all campaigns
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In-theater forces; Where the battle or war is actually
Operational Level of War
taking place—i.e. Afghanistan
Tactical Level of War Individual field units (division or below)
- Revolutionary War - 1775
- Took place near Boston Town on the Charlestown
Peninsula
- Patriot forces actually occupied and fortified Breed's
Hill. - English sacrificed the principals of surprise and
maneuver in an effort to publicly defeat and humiliate
Battle of Bunker Hill the American's in a frontal assault.
- Patriots held the line, inflicting massive casualties on
the British,
- Retreated after running dangerously low on
ammunition. - Psychological victory for the
American's.
- Compare with Picket's Charge
- Revolutionary War - 1776
- British forces landed 32,000 soldiers on the shores
of Staton Island NY.
- Washington split forces in an effort to meet British
forces at both Staton and Long Island
NYC Campaign - Violated the principal of mass.
- British forces continually out-maneuver Washington,
forcing him to fall back several times
- Washington realized that he did not need to defeat
the British only needed to assure his army remain
standing.
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- Revolutionary war - 1776
- Washington crossed the Deleware on Christmas
night with 4,000 untrained militia and 1,000 Short-time
regulars.
- Despite low morale among his troops and austere
Battle of Trenton weather conditions, Washington inspired his men to
keep moving forward.
- He separated his forces and using the principle of
surprise,
- Patriots captured a German mercenary garrison,
killing 40 Hessians and capturing another 918.
- Revolutionary War - After Battle of Trenton
- Cornwallis of the British forces aimed to trap
Washington at Trenton
- Washington deployed the feint tactic and left a small
security element at Trenton
- Washington, using an economy of force, took his
main element and utilizing frozen over swamps,
Battle of Princeton
- Maneuvered behind Cornwallis to surprise his units
from the rear.
- Washington got out in front of his troops, and rallied
his men to a victory.
- Victory reinvigorated the American cause, rallied
"fence sitters" to join the cause, and ruined any British
hope for negotiations.
Pro's
- Lines of communication/logistics are short
- More effective, easier to win a battle/campaign
Interior Lines
Con's
- Requires coordination
- Facing outside, multiple converging threats
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Pro's
- Converge upon the enemy
- Creates a multi-axis threat
Exterior Lines
Con's
- Lines of communication/logistics are long
- Requires Unity of Command
- Revolutionary War - 1777
- British General Burgoyne attempted to launch a
complex multi-avenue attack on patriot forces led by
General Gates.
- British poor unity of command and lack of
coordination led to him attempting to take Saratoga
by himself - Fought an exterior line campaign against
Saratoga Campaign
the American's interior lines
- Burgoyne's forces are defeated and surrender to a
mixed force of militia and regulars.
- This victory causes France to see the US as a safe
bet and ushers in a military alliance between France
and American Forces.
Compare with: Exterior / Interior Lines
- Revolutionary War - 1777-1778
- Suffering caused by poor distribution of
supplies/food/clothing
- Not a lack of supply, but poor logistics
Valley Forge Winter - 2,500 Die
- Von Stueben comes in from Prussia and reforms
training and made the Continental Army more
effective in the spring
- Compare with Battle of Monmouth
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