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I understand! AAA has a way of altering your thinking, for the good! I will just say I am happy to accept any tidbit you have, even repeats or comments.

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@wittmann:

Thank you GG. Great read. I had no idea you had Winter battles in your little war with us.
And you have been to the battlefield too. Nice.
Hope you are well and had a great Christmas and New Year.

Wittman, thank you. I can only find two major engagements during the winter: Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt into Canada during '75, and the New Jersey Campaign in '77. In the US, we do idolize Washington’s Christmas crossing of the Delaware, but, to me, Princeton was more significant in that whole campaign. It was a little war, but if any battle of the war made it “larger”, it would be Princeton as a display to the French.

Happy New Year to you! I had an outstanding Christmas and New Year. A busy work schedule throughout the beginning of December, so, it came at the right time. I’m looking forward to a year of your excellent historical posts. Always a treat.

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On January 3rd, 1777, George Washington led a large American force in an attack on Princeton, a principal British outpost in southern New Jersey, completing a successful excursion which he had started on the night of December 25th, 1776 at the crossing of the Delaware. Before the battle of Princeton, numerous soldiers enlistments in their local state militias were expiring in the new year, yet Washington was able to impress the gravity of the situation on many troops, and he persuaded 5,200 to continue to fight with him in New Jersey.

Before the battle, Washington devised a brilliant hoax, leaving 400 men to tend fires and make entrenching sounds in their positions outside of Trenton, making the British think they were digging in for the night. All the while, Washington’s main body was circumventing Cornwallis, and moving to seize Princeton farther up the road. Washington did not expect that the British force holding Princeton was also moving towards him.

The continental vanguard, led by Hugh Mercer, engaged British forces under Charles Mawhood, stationed as a holding force in Princeton. Mercer was killed in the engagement, and his men began to retreat, even though they outnumber the British on the field. Then Washington arrives, bringing reinforcements with him. He rides to the front of his line to rally his troops. While Washington is rallying his men, both sides exchange volleys, the smoke clears, and the American general still sit atop his horse unharmed. He subsequently orders a charge against an already breaking British line, and temporarily seizes Princeton.

The attack on Princeton was less a victory for US forces (they were forced to retreat shortly thereafter, since Cornwallis was in close pursuit) and more of a proving ground that the colonials could stand, albeit weakly, and be victorious on a European battlefield. French support was secured. I was fortunate this last year (2013) to visit PA and NJ and visit the crossing as well as Princeton/University, seeing Nassau Hall, where 194 British soldiers hid until Alexander Hamilton, a young officer in the Continental Army, fired at the structure and forced the enemy to capitulate. A wonderful battlesite to visit, as well as the college.

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@variance:

Canada is 1000% better that the USA.  Don’t believe me?  Go take a trip to any American city and to any Canadian city and look around and then think about where you would like to live.  No contest.  I won’t even visit the USA anymore because the place is such a dump I am afraid I will catch a disease, and its a police state too.  Lots of Americans are nice people but the country is messed.

I enjoy Canada. Wouldn’t go as far as saying that it is 1000% better. You haven’t been to every US city. Where I live is gorgeous! But, to each their own.

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Merry Christmas, Jen! Thanks for sharing; I enjoy reading it each time you post it.

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IL, we (USA) do the same thing in regards to US allies. USS Lake Champlain, USS Lake Eire, etc. I think we all do our jobs reminding respective allies they were once bad on the field.

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P.S. Yes, I get this wasn’t meant as serious….

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Bean has a point. The best way to implement this is play with two battle boards, and then be able to implement “reveal” systems, allowing you to track enemy movement. Where this becomes hard to track is with shipping. At that point, it would seem a moderator would be in order.

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What’s wrong with Saint Andrew’s cross?

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M10, due to its versatility. A close second would have to be the Jagdpanther.

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Garg, from his perspective, sure. But, the point is what if he hadn’t surrendered. Japan had 280 killed or wounded on the second assault. That was 10% of their landing force, and casualties for the US was 10% losses for the entire siege, plus, the marines would have been picking up SNLF equipment. I’m not saying they wouldn’t have lost eventually, I give them a week, maybe a little longer.

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Was recently restudying this battle and still think it was one of the biggest mistakes to recall the Saratoga task force. Curious what others thoughts are on the battle, and assuming Cunningham hadn’t surrendered, what do you believe would have happened?

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@wittmann:

GG: what did the !6th Rifle do? I have never learnt Russian units, like I have done with other nations.
For that matter,  would you tell me where the Japanese 3rd fought too?
Thanks. Have a happy holiday, friend.

Hey Wittman! Thank you for your wishes. :)

If I’m not mistaken, 16th Rifle defended Leningrad or Stalingrad extensively. It, to me, represents the resilience that Russian units showed defending the cities.

3rd Japanese fought in China, and even though they engaged the US, Japan’s true rival, as it has been for centuries, was China, and that unit stayed in China during the course of the war.

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Russia: 16th Rifle
German: 1st SS
British: 7th Armored
Japanese: IJA 3rd Division
USA: 101st Airborne

I say this to my American compadres, although to my international compadres, Happy Thanksgiving if you want to join us. Always enough turkey for everyone. :mrgreen: I’m thankful it actually feels cold enough to be Thanksiving in Texas. First year I was here, it was 80 on the holiday…

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