There will be questions about the failure to identify and defend a good ford so close to the occupied enemy town.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Oh, Quelle Surprise
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, 5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of Italian Greyhounds and 3 cats. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 160 yr old farmhouse and just living.
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I’m intrigued.
ReplyDeleteIts comin'! Social day today.
DeleteThe Dominion have blundered I fear...
ReplyDeleteIIR The scenario name is An Unfortunate Oversight
DeletePerhaps they are popping by to exchange coffee or newspapers?
ReplyDeleteIt would be first.
DeleteThere will be questions, if they end up having the luxury of time ;)
ReplyDeleteLuckily the new Division Commander has not arrived yet and the Expedition commander was making an inspection tour of frontier posts so it might a matter of what gets to the press.
DeleteDarn it, sergeant, I was right! We'll have to head 'em off at the pass..
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan.
DeleteTabernac! As one might say.....
ReplyDeleteEric
One might but doesn't, rose and thistle, no lilies.:)
DeleteThere is no guarantee that local knowledge is available. Just such an 'unfortunate oversight' occurred during the course of the Allied crossing of the Bidassoa River in October, 1813. The French army seemed to have been unaware that at low tide the river was fordable at three places (!) between the coast road bridge and the sea (Bay of Biscay). This despite the French Army having been in the area for well over a month.
ReplyDeleteNapoleon once remarked that the art of good generalship was knowing just how much 'to leave to chance'. Marshal Soult tended to leave rather more to chance than the Iron Duke did...
Cheers,
Ion