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I just removed this:
I have absolutely no idea what it's talking about, but it sounds like fiction being interpreted as fact. "Light mobile infantry"? The 82nd merged into the South Lancs, and are long gone... Shimgray | talk | 13:13, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
The purpose of the regiment was to have the riflemen working in open order and be able to think for themselves, a method completely unheard of prior to its formation. to: The purpose of the regiment was to have the riflemen working in open order and be able to think for themselves.
Other nations used this technique at the same time, so this is stretching facts a bit.
And: On top of this, the unit's operation was markedly different from the line infantry by being taught instead of flogged, holding regular shooting and sporting competitions and by being rewarded for achievements. to: On top of this, the unit's operation was markedly different from the line infantry by a lack of flogging, holding regular shooting and sporting competitions and by being rewarded for achievements.
Saying that line infantry weren't taught things is also stretching things quite a bit. I can't vouch for the truth of the fact (less flogging in the 95th than other regiments) either, but nor can i disprove it. Needs citation.
Canute 00:01, 9 December 2006 User:80.202.29.210
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I just removed this:
I have absolutely no idea what it's talking about, but it sounds like fiction being interpreted as fact. "Light mobile infantry"? The 82nd merged into the South Lancs, and are long gone... Shimgray | talk | 13:13, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
The purpose of the regiment was to have the riflemen working in open order and be able to think for themselves, a method completely unheard of prior to its formation. to: The purpose of the regiment was to have the riflemen working in open order and be able to think for themselves.
Other nations used this technique at the same time, so this is stretching facts a bit.
And: On top of this, the unit's operation was markedly different from the line infantry by being taught instead of flogged, holding regular shooting and sporting competitions and by being rewarded for achievements. to: On top of this, the unit's operation was markedly different from the line infantry by a lack of flogging, holding regular shooting and sporting competitions and by being rewarded for achievements.
Saying that line infantry weren't taught things is also stretching things quite a bit. I can't vouch for the truth of the fact (less flogging in the 95th than other regiments) either, but nor can i disprove it. Needs citation.
Canute 00:01, 9 December 2006 User:80.202.29.210