"Lightning Strikes Twice – American Hannibal of the" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 May 2020 10:30 p.m. PST |
…Revolutionary War "…Many commanders have tried unsuccessfully to replicate Hannibal's stunning double-envelopment: Frederick the Great, von Molke, and von Schlieffen, among others. It is said Napoleon marched his army through numerous Alpine passes just to walk in the great Carthaginian's footprints, while Dwight Eisenhower wrote that every military leader "tries to duplicate in modern war the classic example of Cannae." We now fast-forward to January 1781, for lightning is about to strike again. Pursued by a strong British force under command of Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton, American general Daniel Morgan feigns retreat, drawing the weary British ever deeper into the cold, wintery backwoods of South Carolina…"
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| Durban Gamer | 26 May 2020 4:07 a.m. PST |
Very interesting comparison! |
| Legionarius | 26 May 2020 7:53 a.m. PST |
The maneuver might have been similar. But the numbers are a pittance compared to the thousands encircled at Cannae. The only comparison I see in modern ties is the annihilation of the Nazi Army Group Center bu the Soviets in Operation Bagration. However, that was not a "battle" in the classic sense, it was an entire operation lasting many days. |
| Tango01 | 26 May 2020 12:16 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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