Highland charge
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The Highland charge was a battlefield shock tactic used by the clans of the Scottish Highlands which incorporated the use of firearms.
David Morier's painting An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 depicts the Highland charge in 1746. It shows the Highlanders wearing the plaids or kilts, which they sometimes would set aside before battle. They would fire a volley, then run full tilt at the enemy, brandishing their weapons.
Targe and broadsword from the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion
Highland Charge during the Battle of Prestonpans (from the Penicuik Drawings 1745-1746)
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was a minor conflict of the American Revolutionary War fought near Wilmington, North Carolina, on February 27, 1776. The victory of the North Carolina Provincial Con
Reconstructed earthworks at Moores Creek National Battlefield