Military Review English Edition July-August 2014 | Page 82

eastern Indians could usually be depended upon to
follow the rules of the game—to defend a fixed position
and be routed—the Seminoles … regularly rejected
pitched battles and instead relied on ambushes and
raids to bleed the Army, sap its strength, and generally
discourage its leadership.”8
In the future, such an adaptive enemy would put
additional pressure on the United States’ ability to
respond, as their battlefield successes would be covered
instantly by the global media, instantaneous communications, and media cover