Juan Martin Diez
i think there was really no disadvantage of guerrilla warfare during the revolutionary war.
Guerrilla warfare is basically hit and run under cover, so the Vietcong during the Vietnam war used guerrilla warfare to combat American soldiers. During the US Civil War, the Rebels also used guerrilla warfare.
guerrilla warfare
No. He (the Swamp Fox) just happen to use it during the American Revolution. EDIT: Actually Francis Marion was well known for his invention of guerrilla warfare
The Viet Cong (North vietnam soldiers) during the Vietnamm War.
Guerrilla Warfare is a strategy during war that involves small groups of armed soldiers ambushing an unsuspecting enemy unit quickly then pulling out before a large fight ensues. Guerrilla Warfare is used to quickly attack the opposing side without the enemy knowing when or where the attack will occur.
Many nations have used guerrilla tactics thru-out history. American colonists used it during the Revolution (Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox); Quantrill'sRaiders in the Civil War; the French resistance in WWII; US forces in the Philippines after the surrender in '42. ANY NATION that does not have the capability to combat another nation in a conventional manner; can and will often revert to guerrilla warfare. The tactic of guerrilla is nothing but "hitting someone when they're not looking." (Surprise attacks).
Guerrilla warfare has been adopted by numerous countries throughout history, often in response to foreign occupation or oppressive regimes. Notable examples include Vietnam, where the Viet Cong used guerrilla tactics against the U.S. during the Vietnam War; Cuba, with Fidel Castro's revolution against Batista; and Afghanistan, where mujahideen fighters employed guerrilla strategies against Soviet forces in the 1980s. Other countries that have seen guerrilla warfare include Algeria, El Salvador, and Colombia, among others.
It wasn't that unique. Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox) was successful during the American Revolutionary War; Quantrill was successful during the American Civil War (US Civil War)...as two examples. Nearly all wars have had and will continue to have some sort of "guerrilla" warfare.
Yes, hit and run raids were part of both wars. However, guerrilla warfare is inherit to nearly all wars. Quantrill was a guerrilla leader against the North during the US Civil War; Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox) was a guerrilla against the Crown (Britain) during the American Revolutionary War. American Indians conducted guerrilla warfare against European expansion since the 1600s...and didn't end until 1890 (at Wounded Knee).
The Americans were fighting for a cause and because they used guerrilla warfare.
Although hit & run (guerilla warfare) attacks occur in nearly all wars; Australia encountered it first guerilla war during the Malayan Emergency in 1955.