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Here is the Minuteman, the patriot of the American War of Independence.
(Patriots? PATRIOTS? If they were patriots then they would be fighting for their true king and country! They were traitors sir. Rebels, every man jack of em!)
As you can see, it is only a crude variation of Dark Sheers Musket Infantryman, and it is not in civ colours, as I assume that only the Americans will be building them .
Suggested Stats: cheap to build, requires no resources, weak attack, average defence (but less than regular troops), plus ZOC, and with a movement of 2 in all terrain so that they can slip away if hard pressed.
It is not a good idea to have these replacing workers, as they will all run away if an enemy approaches (which no doubt many of them did .but not ALL of them!).
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/Minuteman.zip
Myths of the American Revolution
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As you probably already know, the notion that the Americans won because they hid behind trees while the British stood in the open in rigid straight lines with their bright red uniforms is a complete myth.
Even George Washington realised that the only way to win battles against European troops was to train his forces to fight in the European fashion. This was done under the direction of Baron von Steuben in the winter of 1778 at Valley Forge, thus creating the first Continental Army .who fought in the open in rigid straight lines.
This is because light infantry skirmishers, good as they are in causing enemy casualties while minimising their own, cannot stop an advancing battalion bristling with bayonets (imagine trying to hold a flank with nothing but skirmishers .they would be swept aside as the line infantry fell on your main forces flank & rear).
(Patriots? PATRIOTS? If they were patriots then they would be fighting for their true king and country! They were traitors sir. Rebels, every man jack of em!)
As you can see, it is only a crude variation of Dark Sheers Musket Infantryman, and it is not in civ colours, as I assume that only the Americans will be building them .
Suggested Stats: cheap to build, requires no resources, weak attack, average defence (but less than regular troops), plus ZOC, and with a movement of 2 in all terrain so that they can slip away if hard pressed.
It is not a good idea to have these replacing workers, as they will all run away if an enemy approaches (which no doubt many of them did .but not ALL of them!).
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/Minuteman.zip
Myths of the American Revolution
------------------------------------------
As you probably already know, the notion that the Americans won because they hid behind trees while the British stood in the open in rigid straight lines with their bright red uniforms is a complete myth.
Even George Washington realised that the only way to win battles against European troops was to train his forces to fight in the European fashion. This was done under the direction of Baron von Steuben in the winter of 1778 at Valley Forge, thus creating the first Continental Army .who fought in the open in rigid straight lines.
This is because light infantry skirmishers, good as they are in causing enemy casualties while minimising their own, cannot stop an advancing battalion bristling with bayonets (imagine trying to hold a flank with nothing but skirmishers .they would be swept aside as the line infantry fell on your main forces flank & rear).