re: #106 Kragar

Of course the war of 1812 had to come alone and show how utterly useless the militia was in regards to sustained long term conflict.

The War of 1812 only really reminded those in power of why the Continental Army had existed in the first place. Washington and others who’d served as officers remembered rather bitterly about how they’d call for help from local militias for a battle, but those who showed up tended to be poorly disciplined, have virtually no training as a soldier, and ran as soon as the shooting started.