"Do Rules Unreasonably Restrict use of Skirmish Order?" Topic

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McLaddie

12 Jul 2011 2:29 p.m. PST

Billsfan wrote:

Question: what do you think the "leakage" was of skirmishers that were driven in. My experience from similiar situations is that there was a large minority who would disappear to reappear later with excellent stories, when the opportunity to be fatigued or discomforted was over. One "figure" out of four? Half? A tenth?

Billsfan:

I am sure it happened. That is one of the fears officers had whenever skirmishers were deployed. How many skirmishers out of the total would not come back after such a defeat is anyone's guess. I don't know what an average would be.

Bill