{"id":70965,"date":"2022-01-04T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70965"},"modified":"2022-01-03T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T21:21:31","slug":"peninsular-war-why-were-british-infantry-so-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/01\/04\/peninsular-war-why-were-british-infantry-so-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"Peninsular War: Why were British infantry so successful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WTi9_sQPaKg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Redcoat: British military history<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Dec 2021<\/p>\n<p>Why were the British redcoats so successful in the Peninsular war? There were many reasons, but amongst them was the way regiments were organised and the tactics they employed.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: www.redcoathistory.com <\/p>\n<p>If you are very generous, you can also buy me a coffee and help support the channel via <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/redcoathistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/redcoathistory<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-16-20-33-Peninsular-War-Why-were-British-infantry-so-successful-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-16-20-33-Peninsular-War-Why-were-British-infantry-so-successful-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-16-20-33-Peninsular-War-Why-were-British-infantry-so-successful-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-16-20-33-Peninsular-War-Why-were-British-infantry-so-successful-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-16-20-33-Peninsular-War-Why-were-British-infantry-so-successful-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-16-20-33-Peninsular-War-Why-were-British-infantry-so-successful-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redcoat: British military history Published 16 Dec 2021 Why were the British redcoats so successful in the Peninsular war? There were many reasons, but amongst them was the way regiments were organised and the tactics they employed. 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