high ground is useful in battle because the enemies would have to fight upward towards you and you would have the advantage of fighting donwards. knights/cavalry weren't as effective because both the rider and the horse would tire easier.
Whoever held the high ground held the tactical advantage.
Never attack a well defended position on the high ground with numerically inferior forces.
Federal Troops gained the High Ground and never relinquished control.
By the end of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, Union forces, particularly those under the command of General John F. Reynolds and later General George Meade, managed to hold the high ground, specifically Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge. Although the Confederates pushed Union troops back through the town of Gettysburg, the Union's strategic positioning on elevated terrain provided a significant advantage for the subsequent days of battle. This high ground was crucial for the Union's defensive efforts and ultimately contributed to their victory at Gettysburg.
Longstreet and Lee commanded the Confederate army in Gettysburg, while George Meade commanded the Union army. George Pickett led Pickett's charge on the 3rd day, and Colonel Chamberlain held the high ground on Little Round Top.
Whoever held the high ground held the tactical advantage.
. They occupied the high ground
The high ground on the hilltops…
Because the high ground commanded the battlefield and the Union Army managed to seize and hold it, forcing the Confederates to attack them through open ground under a deadly fire.
They seized the high ground and never relinquished it.
The strategy was to hold the high ground and make the rebels attack them by cutting off their line of march.
Never attack a well defended position on the high ground with numerically inferior forces.
The Union seized and held the high ground, forcing the Confederates to assault from a tactically disadvantageous position.
Federal Troops gained the High Ground and never relinquished control.
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered to be the high tide of the Confederacy.
Meade's Federal forces took the high ground, forcing the Confederates to waste their efforts of futile frontal attacks.
Longstreet and Lee commanded the Confederate army in Gettysburg, while George Meade commanded the Union army. George Pickett led Pickett's charge on the 3rd day, and Colonel Chamberlain held the high ground on Little Round Top.