"The Union Cavalry Raid That Inspired James Mattis" Topic
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Tango01 | 18 Aug 2017 10:47 p.m. PST |
"On April 17, 1863, a former music teacher with a fear of horses — he was kicked in the head by one as a child — set off with 1,700 Union soldiers, the scouts in Confederate uniforms, on a raid deep into Mississippi. The raid by Col. Benjamin Grierson would amount to "the most spectacular cavalry adventure of the war," American Civil War historian James McPherson later wrote. More than 138 years later in October 2001, future defense secretary James Mattis was a brigadier general in command of Task Force 58, which comprised the 15th and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units along with the USS Bataan and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Groups…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Fatman | 19 Aug 2017 3:12 a.m. PST |
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Legion 4 | 19 Aug 2017 5:54 a.m. PST |
IMO, that is why the study of history especially by military leaders is so important. We started in ROTC(and I'm sure all the military academies did the same & much more !), at all the Infantry Ofr Courses, etc., and at Officer Professional Development classes at Bn & Bde levels. Plus many of us read, studied, wargamed historical battles, etc. on our own. The reasons for studying the past are many and clear … |
coopman | 19 Aug 2017 8:19 a.m. PST |
It was a great raid, that's for sure. |
Tango01 | 19 Aug 2017 10:59 a.m. PST |
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