One of the more difficult types of combat during the Revolutionary War were battles that took place in the thick wooded terrain of America. Eighteenth Century armies had been fighting linear engagements based on the open fields of Europe. Fighting through the vines, brush and swamps of America began to change these tactics. The result was open order fighting where you may be separated from your main unit, with only a few comrades by your side.
One of the more difficult types of combat during the Revolutionary War were battles that took place in the thick wooded terrain of America. Eighteenth Century armies had been fighting linear engagements based on the open fields of Europe. Fighting through the vines, brush and swamps of America began to change these tactics. The result was open order fighting where you may be separated from your main unit, with only a few comrades by your side.