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To: Farmer Dean

A lot earlier than 1862. The Brits were appalled at the way colonial militia used sharphooters to directly target officers and scouts.

Conventional rules of war at the time dictated that officers be captured alive and be treated well. Washington and the continental army were holding to those rules but the militia was doing what worked.

In those days your average infantry soldier tended to be a pure follower and the elimination of an officer tended to put troops into disarray.

As a young British Officer Washington himself got into trouble over the killing of a captive French officer.


50 posted on 01/19/2015 3:59:45 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: cripplecreek

Indeed ... “fair fight” died at Bloody Angle on April 19, 1775.


65 posted on 01/19/2015 4:54:14 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Pointing out dereliction of duty is NOT fear mongering, especially in a panDEMic)
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To: cripplecreek

If you ain’t winning, you ain’t cheating hard enough.
When the other side is trying to kill you, the only objective is to make them dead before they make you dead.
The only FAIR FIGHTS I have ever been in are the ones I (we) won.


78 posted on 01/19/2015 6:28:43 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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