This is a report of the first battle of the American Civil War campaign that Professor Gary Sheffield and I are fighting.
Report to the Confederate C-in-C from the commander of the 8th Cavalry Brigade, Triangle.
Sir, I beg to report an engagement with enemy forces at Triangle.
My brigade advanced to the settlement as ordered, and prepared field defences. An enemy force of cavalry, of greater strength than I had at my disposal, advanced south along the road from Unitedville.
Deploying a mix of dismounted and mounted troops, we succeeded in holding off the enemy for an entire day.
The enemy attempted to turn my right flank, thus cutting my line of retreat back to Akragas City. Outnumbered, and with dusk approaching, I pulled back from Triangle village and cut my way out.
During this movement, we destroyed three Yankee mounted units. Such was the damage we inflicted on the enemy that they did not attempt to pursue us.
My force is falling back on Akragas City in good order
My losses are fairly light with all my units remaining intact.
I await your orders.
The situation after the Battle of Triangle.
So, the Confederate cavalry have been forced to withdraw, but they seem to have given the Union cavalry a bloody nose!
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Nice little story for the battle report.
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DeleteMy opponent thinks that he has gained a tactical advantage by seizing the crossroads at Triangle, but the reality is that I expected that to happen and wanted to give him a bloody nose and to expose the strength of the cavalry that he had screening his advancing troop formations.
All the best,
Bob
Rebel propaganda! Triangle was a glorious victory for the Union against the forces of Secession
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