and the cavalry showed up on July 2, Lee had been forced into a fight before he was ready and with the Union holding the high ground, and the battle – and the war – were well on their way to being lost. But there was no normal training for what the Rapid Deployment Force faced, being outnumbered 5-1 and struggling to slow the Soviets down long enough for the rest of the Army to join the fight. That meant if the Army’s plan went well – and the enemy always gets a vote – it would spend the lives of almost 50,000 highly trained soldiers and tens of millions of dollars in equipment to buy six days to establish a supply line.
Author: Christopher J Feola
Published at: 2025-05-17 19:19:02
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