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Encounter at Ojos Azules
May 4th, 1916
Background: On May 4th 1916, a report reached U.S. forces that a group of Villistas numbering between 200 to 300 men under the command of Julio Acosta was camped at the Ojos Azules hacienda. This force had just defeated a federal force under the command of Major Lopez, and it was this Major who was now asking for U.S. military help to protect the nearby town of Cusihuiriachic from further attacks by the Villistas.
Major Robert L. Howze assembled a force of six troops of the 11th Cavalry, a machinegun troop, a pack train (with three days' supplies plus ammunition), and 20 Apache scouts under the command of 1st Lt. James A. Shannon, approximately 320 men in total.
On arriving at Cusihuiriachic, Howze discovered that Lopez had received orders not to assist or cooperate with the U.S. force, so was forced by circumstance to hire a local Mexican doctor as a guide. Howze ordered his force to perform a night march in order to achieve complete tactical surprise.
Scenario: Beginning at the 6am Day Segment on May 4th, Howze conceived a plan for an all-round envelopment, with his Apache scouts moving in a wide flanking movement to seize the high ground behind the ranch, while the rest of the command advanced, covered by the machineguns, one troop directly while the others moved on from the left and right.
Can you capture the Villistas? Will they get away?
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