In a celebrated American victory in January, 1781, the Americans offered battle in a pastured area in northern South Carolina, then (and later) referred as the Cowpens. In his later memoirs, Tarleton, the British commander recalled his initial satisfaction approaching from the south that this "was as fine a battlefield that Tarleton could desire. America does not produce many such." It favored his style of straight ahead marches, charges or sweeps on level ground with few complications or hid...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
My understanding (which could be wrong) is that armies in the U.S. civil war were "bloody" in the sense that soldiers did not retreat or were sent directly into fire, until one side was wiped out. If I'm wrong about that please correct me. I'm just curious why the North and South didn't use guerrilla fighting techniques, by which I mean taking cover, spreading out, etc. if these techniques were helpful in the Revolutionary War. It might be that my understanding of battle history is wrong, but...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange