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Well it was a successful tactic until things like better discipline, improved bayonet design and cannister shot came along: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highl
by arethuza 3y ago
Well it was a successful tactic until things like better discipline, improved bayonet design and cannister shot came along:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_charge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_charge
Edit: I grew up quite close to Culloden and was shown the 1964 TV movie of the same name a few times at school.
- hef19898 3y agoNo, it wasn't since days of the Phalanx. And propably way before that.
- arethuza 3y agoSorry - I didn't mean that it was a generally a good idea just that in some contexts it did seem to work.
- hef19898 3y agoIt is decent tactic against a breaking enemy. And when your troops keep some cohesion. The risk is, that the enemy doesn't break completely and you find yourself in loose formation, without cover and exposed, facing a tight enemy force.