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The British Light Infantry
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
15 minutes
Type of Event
Virtual/Digital
Description
On April 19, 1775 the British soldiers fought their way nearly 20 miles from Concord back to Boston through swarms of rebel reinforcements. The popular image of this fight is of militiamen behind cover picking off British soldiers at will who remained in the open and were easy targets. Was the British soldier really that poorly suited to this “irregular” style of warfare? Learn about the adoption into the army of specially trained and equipped soldiers called “light infantry.” Watch a group of British reenactors as they demonstrate real light infantry tactics from the period, and discover what the fighting was really like on the April 19th Battle Road!
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