I believe the only true solution is to give those brigrands a sound thrashing!
Captain Elkin
1/3/VIII/AoS
It's just like shooting squirrels, only these squirrels have guns
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| Author: | Cruces [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:36 am ] |
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I believe the only true solution is to give those brigrands a sound thrashing!
Captain Elkin 1/3/VIII/AoS It's just like shooting squirrels, only these squirrels have guns |
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| Author: | D.S. Walter [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:44 am ] |
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So this is how a Reb calvary looks like? [:D] Gen. Walter, USA <i>The Blue Blitz</i> USA CoA-elect [url="http://www.home.datacomm.ch/dierk.walter/2VIIIAoS/persrecord.htm"]  [/url]  
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| Author: | Al Amos [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:58 am ] |
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General Walter, sir: Perhaps the Reb cavalry is the horse in the lower left corner. [:D] MG Al "Ambushed" Amos, Commanding Officer 4th "Amos' Ambushers" Bde, 1st Div, XX Corps, AoC, USA |
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| Author: | nelmsm [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:16 am ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Al Amos</i> <br />General Walter, sir: Perhaps the Reb cavalry is the horse in the lower left corner. [:D] MG Al "Ambushed" Amos, Commanding Officer 4th "Amos' Ambushers" Bde, 1st Div, XX Corps, AoC, USA <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> That's the way I usually see them. General Mark Nelms 6/3/IX/AoO "Blackhawk Brigade" Union Military Academy Instructor Union Cabinet Secretary |
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| Author: | Drex [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:34 am ] |
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The composition of this charge is similar to that famous British painting of the Charge of the Light Brigade where the effect of the grouping is very dramatic but in reality, the riders weren't that close together. I wonder if the cavalry manual says what spacing to use in the charge. MG Drex Ringbloom, Cdr, 2nd Div "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps Army of the Shenandoah
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| Author: | cameronm [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:37 am ] |
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It is sad to see a young fellow miss-interpret a picture so badly, if you look in the top right corner you will see a group of cav carrying the battle flag of the Confederacy - these Union troopers are actually in full rout - sad but true[:)] Brig Gen Cam McOmish Commander Western Theater Confederate States of America |
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| Author: | Robert [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:08 am ] |
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[:p][:p][:p][;)] <font color="beige"><b>Seeing them yanks facing them got our esteemed adversaries all confused....it's a union charge alright...a charge to the rear!!</b></font id="beige">[:0] <center> <font color="beige"><b>General R.A.'Bob'Weir 
</b></font id="beige"><font color="green"><b><font size="4">CSA Eastern Theater Commander</b></font id="size4"></font id="green"> 
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| Author: | Al Amos [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:27 pm ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Drex</i> <br />The composition of this charge is similar to that famous British painting of the Charge of the Light Brigade where the effect of the grouping is very dramatic but in reality, the riders weren't that close together. I wonder if the cavalry manual says what spacing to use in the charge. MG Drex Ringbloom, Cdr, 2nd Div "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps Army of the Shenandoah
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> General, http://www.usregulars.com/ The above link takes you to Cooke's Cavalry Tactics 1862. It has your answer. MG Al "Ambushed" Amos, Commanding Officer 4th "Amos' Ambushers" Bde, 1st Div, XX Corps, AoC, USA |
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| Author: | Drex [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:20 pm ] |
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Al:thanks for the link. I saved it as a favorite. From the best I could figure, distance between files would be 4 paces or 12 ft on a charge although Cook does not come right out and say it. MG Drex Ringbloom, Cdr, 2nd Div "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps Army of the Shenandoah
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| Author: | Ernie Sands [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:45 pm ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Robert</i> <br />[:p][:p][:p][;)] <font color="beige"><b>Seeing them yanks facing them got our esteemed adversaries all confused....it's a union charge alright...a charge to the rear!!</b></font id="beige">[:0]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Sorry, but the charge is to the REAR of the REBELS. First, the drawn sabers and the cohesive formation give it away. AND, then your Western Theater counterpart needs his monocle renewed, as the troops behind this CHARGE are the second wave of attackers, as can be seen by the sergeant waving has hat to cheer the charge on. <b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands, General Army of Cumberland, USA 
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| Author: | KWhitehead [ Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:05 pm ] |
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Here is an accurate depiction of Union troops: 
LG. Kennon Whitehead Chatham Grays 1/1/III AoM (CSA) |
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| Author: | Cruces [ Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:46 pm ] |
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Everybody has become a humorist? I think the ability of the Calvary to capture arty and then stay mounted so that you can not melee with them should be changed. They should have the right to refuse to melee, however, if they chose that, they vacate the square giving up the captured artillery. Captain Elkin 1/3/VIII/AoS It's just like shooting squirrels, only these squirrels have guns |
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| Author: | Al Amos [ Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:09 pm ] |
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"Everybody has become a humorist?" - Cpt. Elkin Oh no Captain, General Whitehead is very serious. It's just all the good artists had pro-Northern sympathies. [:o)] MG Al "Ambushed" Amos, Commanding Officer 4th "Amos' Ambushers" Bde, 1st Div, XX Corps, AoC, USA |
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| Author: | D.S. Walter [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:33 am ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Cruces</i> <br />Everybody has become a humorist? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> I still maintain that spelling cavalry "calvary" is sort of humoristic in itself. [;)] Gen. Walter, USA <i>The Blue Blitz</i> USA CoA-elect [url="http://www.home.datacomm.ch/dierk.walter/2VIIIAoS/persrecord.htm"] [/url]
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| Author: | KWhitehead [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:05 pm ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Cruces</i> <br />Everybody has become a humorist? I think the ability of the Calvary to capture arty and then stay mounted so that you can not melee with them should be changed. They should have the right to refuse to melee, however, if they chose that, they vacate the square giving up the captured artillery. Captain Elkin 1/3/VIII/AoS It's just like shooting squirrels, only these squirrels have guns <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Soem of the board games had this but not the computer ones. It was easier to implement when the two players were standing next to each other. LG. Kennon Whitehead Chatham Grays 1/1/III AoM (CSA) |
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