Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics
E643132
Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics is a mid-19th-century U.S. Army drill and instruction manual by William J. Hardee that standardized training and battlefield maneuvers for rifle-armed infantry, especially influential during the American Civil War.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry tactics manual
ⓘ
military drill manual ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | professionalization of U.S. infantry training ⓘ |
| author | William J. Hardee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field | military science ⓘ |
| focus |
battalion-level maneuvers
ⓘ
company-level maneuvers ⓘ skirmish drill ⓘ |
| genre | military manual ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key U.S. Army standard for rifle-armed infantry training
ⓘ
widely used by both Union and Confederate forces ⓘ |
| influenced |
Civil War battlefield tactics
ⓘ
Civil War infantry drill ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
standardize battlefield maneuvers
ⓘ
standardize training of rifle-armed infantry ⓘ |
| subject |
battlefield maneuvers
ⓘ
drill and instruction ⓘ light infantry tactics ⓘ rifle infantry tactics ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
1850s
ⓘ
1860s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| usedFor | training volunteer regiments in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.