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Hey QBall, I need my daily fix of your AAR ! regarding what happened with Forrets, what was his posture ? When moving troops that are to join a bigger stronger body (here Longstreet's corps), if there is any chance of meeting strong ennemy forces I always have them on green/Green. That way if they meet an ennemy, they can extricate themselves (usually).
Now I must say I also think there is something wack in the calculations when a force, even a cavalry force, bumps into a strong force led by one of the very best generals. It looks to me that the combination of strat/offensive of guys like Grant, Sherman or Lee makes it almost impossible for even a cavalry force to escape on fairly open terrain. happened to me with Stuart not long ago getting annihilated, despite being in green/green.
I think I had Forrest on offensive posture, as he was sweeping to intercept a Union Cav unit, and if that didn't work join Longstreet's Corps. I think that was my error; I was trying to do 2 things at once. It's a shame that this is the worst battle loss of the war, but oh well.
We had no turns for a week while Gunnulf was repairing his computer, but we're back at it now.
December 1862:
East:
We seem to have settled into Winter Quarters. I retain Norfolk; McDowell's troops retreated south, where they will probably get picked-up by the Union Navy. Too swampy to pursue.
I feel back to the Rappahannock; I may regret that move, as it gives him use of the Manassas Gap RR, but I felt exposed with Jackson's Corps reducing Norfolk. Now that's done, Jackson is back at Fredricksburg, while Beauregard is at Culpeper. They have something like 60,000 between them.
Union amphib units cleared the forts in front of Albemarle Sound, so I am sending Hood's division down to New Bern, to discourage a move into North Carolina; want to keep him on the coasts.
New Mexico:
The last of Carson's command is destroyed at Ft. Union; there is now not a single blue-clad soldier in New Mexico. Now what?
Carleton's command is building at Tuscon, and I see they have a depot. I expect a move here, so I can't abandon Mesilla. When he comes out of that box, he'll be looking to secure supplies quickly, so I have to be able to move. I may move closer to the box exit.
The other thing I am planning is an invasion of Colorado. I am not certain I can do this, and I am not going to build a supply wagon, so we have to live off the land. I can use MJ Thompson (SUPPLY RANGER), and use mostly Ranger units with a Cav or two to take control of cities. He only has militia in Colorado, far as I can tell.
Missouri:
This area I can't really call "Missouri" anymore, because I lost Springfield and Fayetteville. Here, Gunnulf just outmaneuvered me, and I beefed it. I am not strong enough to take Fayetteville back. So, now what?
I am going to keep the Indians under Waite, and Cavalry, around to keep him honest. I want to discourage an advance toward Little Rock. But I ultimately think he'll approach Little Rock from the east, not west, so I need to move the bulk of my command into Central Arkansas.
I think it's the right decision; if I can't move forward, I need to put my troops where they can defend something meaningful, and with Fayetteville lost, there is nothing else to defend except Little Rock.
Tennessee:
See below; more Union guys than I can handle. Ft. Donelson was cut-off, so I evacuated the troops there via boat, and left the garrison to be destroyed by Rosecrans.
Once Ft. Donelson falls, Nashville can't be too far behind; I think that is generally true in CW2. We'll make him move everyone toward it, but we are making plans to fall back on Chattanooga. I don't see a point to defending Central Tennessee, since the Chattanooga position is really a tough nut to crack.
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