| Historydude18 | 11 Mar 2020 6:19 p.m. PST |
As the title suggests, if you were made to choose between being a Texan defender at the Alamo or one of the 81 infantry and cavalry under Fetterman's command, which would you choose? Despite the outcome being the same.
I'm interested because I recently gamed the Alamo for it's just passed 184th anniversary and I did a Fetterman game last month, and since both these battles had no survivors they have something in common. Personally I'd rather be at the Alamo because at least I wouldn't be mutilated or tortured. |
DisasterWargamer  | 11 Mar 2020 6:47 p.m. PST |
Neither… in real life Alamo on the table |
| Greylegion | 11 Mar 2020 6:53 p.m. PST |
I guess if I had to sacrifice, the Alamo. |
| Lascaris | 11 Mar 2020 7:31 p.m. PST |
Is there an option c) live happily ever after? |
| William Warner | 11 Mar 2020 8:25 p.m. PST |
If you are concerned about how future generations will remember you, then definitely, the Alamo. |
| Dn Jackson | 11 Mar 2020 9:00 p.m. PST |
Alamo. They were fighting for something, the Mexican constitution as written. Failing that…independence. In other words, their rights. Fetterman's fight was just a screw up. |
 Saber6  | 12 Mar 2020 2:05 a.m. PST |
having been to both sites, the Alamo. I suspect the food was better |
| jurgenation | 12 Mar 2020 2:21 a.m. PST |
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| Perris0707 | 12 Mar 2020 4:33 a.m. PST |
Alamo. For all the reasons listed above. Plus, selfishly and adding on what William said, I would prefer to die in a fight that is remembered by millions of people. I doubt if one American in ten thousand has ever heard of the Fetterman fight. |
| Frederick | 12 Mar 2020 4:43 a.m. PST |
The Alamo For all the reasons above notably Perris0707's very cogent observation! |
| pzivh43 | 12 Mar 2020 4:59 a.m. PST |
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| mad monkey 1 | 12 Mar 2020 5:09 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 12 Mar 2020 5:18 a.m. PST |
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| Tgerritsen | 12 Mar 2020 7:21 a.m. PST |
Umm…neither? I'd prefer to live. |
| gunnerphil | 12 Mar 2020 8:00 a.m. PST |
Alamo, I want to see who plays me in the movie |
| Shagnasty | 12 Mar 2020 8:34 a.m. PST |
The Alamo. In addition to all the good reasons above, the music from the movies is much better. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 12 Mar 2020 10:12 a.m. PST |
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| cavcrazy | 12 Mar 2020 11:04 a.m. PST |
In the final moments of your life I am pretty sure what you are fighting for is your life. Indian, trooper, Mexican soldier, Alamo defender it really doesn't matter. Dead is dead. |
| Puster | 13 Mar 2020 7:49 a.m. PST |
If you die for a cause, the choice is easy. If not, its irrelevant. If your answer is neither, you misunderstood the question. |
| Old Wolfman | 13 Mar 2020 8:38 a.m. PST |
As long as I could go down standin' and swingin'. |
| capncarp | 30 Mar 2020 9:37 a.m. PST |
I suppose "In a Deadwood 'House of Negotiable Affections' " isn't in the list for choosing, is it? |
 John the Greater | 30 Mar 2020 11:48 a.m. PST |
The Alamo. "Remember the Fetterman Fight!" just doesn't quite have a ring to it. |
