''The Partisan in War'' is a pamphlet written by the
German
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soldier Andreas Emmerich (born 1739; also known as
Colonel
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Andrew Emmerick).
It is a treatise on
light infantry
Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history. They have a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry. Historically, light infantry often fought ...
tactics learned in the
Seven Years' War
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under
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick
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, and in the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
. Emmerich had commanded the British ''Emmerich's Chasseurs''
regiment
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In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscript ...
during the Revolutionary War. The treatise was dedicated in
1789
Events
January–March
* January – Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès publishes the pamphlet '' What Is the Third Estate?'' ('), influential on the French Revolution.
* January 7 – The 1788-89 United States presidential electio ...
to
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus; 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A soldier by profes ...
.
Emmerich was executed by occupying French forces in 1809.
See also
*
Partisan (military)
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The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements. The ...
External links
''The Partisan in War'' complete text
History books about the American Revolution
Pamphlets
1789 non-fiction books
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