Last edited by Chris; 10-15-2019 at 11:44 AM.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Mister D (10-15-2019)
The warriors and later, the nobles would bring with them the people tied to their land.
Generalizing, the American Revolution was fought mainly by colonists against professional armies and mercenaries. The American Civil War was fought by professional solder leaders in command of ordinary and often expendable men.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
There were certainly levees when needed but this more for the sake of appearances and the "troops" in question were generally poorly equipped, poorly trained and worthless as far as the actual fighting was concerned. Nothing like universal conscription existed in the Middle Ages. Because levies were of such poor quality mercenaries typically comprised the bulk of infantry forces on campaign.
I don't get this whole "expendable" thing about the Civil War. You're not the first person to mention that recently. Casualties among the officer corps, including high ranking officers, were very high.
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I think Admiral had mentioned Pickett's Charge as a case in point. I remember quite a few falling on that day so I looked up the specifics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picket...arge#AftermathThe casualties were also high among the commanders of the charge. Trimble and Pettigrew were the most senior casualties of the day; Trimble lost a leg, and Pettigrew received a minor wound to the hand (only to die from a bullet to the abdomen suffered in a minor skirmish during the retreat to Virginia).[36] In Pickett's division, 26 of the 40 field grade officers (majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels) were casualties—twelve killed or mortally wounded, nine wounded, four wounded and captured, and one captured.[37] All of his brigade commanders fell: Kemper was wounded seriously, captured by Union soldiers, rescued, and then captured again during the retreat to Virginia; Garnett and Armistead were killed. Garnett had a previous leg injury and rode his horse during the charge, despite knowing that conspicuously riding a horse into heavy enemy fire would mean almost certain death. Armistead, known for leading his brigade with his cap on the tip of his sword, made the farthest progress through the Union lines. He was mortally wounded, falling near "The Angle" at what is now called the High Water Mark of the Confederacy and died two days later in a Union hospital. Ironically, the Union troops that fatally wounded Armistead were under the command of his old friend, Winfield S. Han$#@!, who was himself severely wounded in the battle. Per his dying wishes, Longstreet delivered Armistead's Bible and other personal effects to Han$#@!'s wife, Almira.[38] Of the 15 regimental commanders in Pickett's division, the Virginia Military Institute produced 11 and all were casualties—six killed, five wounded.[39]
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist