The professional NCO of the American Revolution was born out of necessity but proved invaluable throughout the war. To understand the NCO of the revolutionary war period it is important to discuss certain aspects of that time. The first will be an infantry soldier's basic weapon, which was the musket. The second will be the basic battlefield tactics of that era. The next item will be the uniform of the NCO. The fourth and final piece that will be discussed are the duties of the NCO...

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