In the ACW veteran units were more cautious.?
In the SYW and Napoleonic wars discipline was ferociously enforces.?
I can only speak of the British and Prussian armies.?
In the British Army it was the fear of letting down your friends, and still is.
Best Regards
Mike Leese
(N. Wales)
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Well, exactly.
I am always rather sceptical about the claims made for so-called elite units. Just because one might be called "Guards" or be hand-picked to protect the monarch and wear nice uniforms says absolutely nothing about how they might perform in battle. The proof,
as they say, is in the pudding. The same thing applies to "veterans". When you look at the claims, quite often veterans are basically just better at not getting killed, which might imply a more well-developed sense of caution rather than anything else.
Carole
