tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715468752883942333.post5647478188516806412..comments2023-04-26T09:13:43.541-07:00Comments on With Peril in Jeopardy!: Some Thoughts on the Highland Way of WarAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896930720547913867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715468752883942333.post-64678109362559685162016-12-13T05:03:03.697-08:002016-12-13T05:03:03.697-08:00Good point Jim.Good point Jim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896930720547913867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715468752883942333.post-77069743725024738702016-12-13T04:27:22.367-08:002016-12-13T04:27:22.367-08:00One point you have missed out regarding the Highla...One point you have missed out regarding the Highland Charge in that it was often delivered downhill and on occasion through 'dead ground' which minimised casualties until they were close enough for a shocking impact.<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715468752883942333.post-72772247791943072212016-12-13T03:49:41.576-08:002016-12-13T03:49:41.576-08:00Its an interesting one. Of course both Highlanders...Its an interesting one. Of course both Highlanders and Zulus were drilled in the sense of moving and fighting in formation. <br /><br />At Culloden there was indeed a prolonged fire fight but to the great disadvantage of the Highlanders who could not match the rate and weight of Hanoverian fire. The Highlanders were desperate to charge as they had no response otherwise.<br /><br />Interestingly in 16th Century Ireland they often shot, sometimes from ambush, for quite some time before closing. <br /><br />The volley and charge thing seems to have evolved for them some time between the end of the Irish Nine Years War and the ECW. It was a common enough tactic in Europe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896930720547913867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715468752883942333.post-8434802467209289162016-12-13T01:11:52.068-08:002016-12-13T01:11:52.068-08:00I believe there is archaeological evidence for a p...I believe there is archaeological evidence for a prolonged firefight at Culloden. Once people get their hands on firearms they prefer to use them, a trend seen in the English Civil War.<br /><br />On the other hand, I seem to remember seeing the suggestion that the later British army fire and charge tactic owed something to Highland origins.doctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715468752883942333.post-28833765457326510252016-12-13T01:00:53.587-08:002016-12-13T01:00:53.587-08:00I always think of Highlanders in the same ilk as Z...I always think of Highlanders in the same ilk as Zulu's and other Irregular Colonial armies, with limited fire power, mainly due to them being irregular troops.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com