One distinction of the american infantry during the revolutionary war era was its use of Volley Fire.
Volley Fire is a military tactice developed with the advent of rifles and guns in the 16-17th Century.
In this tactic, a line of riflemen fire together and while they reload their weapons, another line of soldiers fire their weapons.
This is done to ensure constant firing, to make up for lost time in reloading and make up for missed shots.
The aim is to consistently be on the offensive.
It is most closely associated with the Dutch forces but was used by American forces against the British.
The battle began badly for the Americans when Lee botched an attack on the British rearguard at Monmouth Court House. A counter-attack by the main British column forced Lee to retreat until Washington arrived with the main body.
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B) Union troops wanted to strike fear into Confederates by devastating their towns.
C) Union troops sought to destroy resources that Confederate troops needed to fight.
These statements reveal about Union tactics during the Civil War.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Union state tactics to win the civil war was simple, which was aimed to break the resource supply so that the confederate army would become vulnerable and shatter the towns on their way to create fear among the people.
<u>The northern army had 5 major goals-
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1. To block their help from abroad by taking control over the southern coasts.
2. Taking control over the Mississippi river so that it would separate Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas from other Confederate states.
3. To capture Richmond.
4. To shatter the morale of civilians
5. To use the troop size and break the spirit of the confederate army.