Battle of Paoli
The battle of Paoli was fought with bayonets, which are long blades that soldiers put on the ends of their rifles.  There was almost no shooting.  General Grey told his men not to fire their weapons as guns.  He told them that this would tell the Continentals where they were.  He also told them that this way, they would know anyone firing a gun was an enemy.  This would make them less likely to kill men on their own side in the dark.  Major John Andre said what Grey said: