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re: History Debate: Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:23 pm to NC_Tigah
Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:23 pm to NC_Tigah
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Grant took up the gauntlet with the Wilderness Campaign. His forces consistently outnumbered Lee's 2-to-1.
Which means absolutely dick when you are assaulting an entrenched enemy. In the Civil War, with only a handful of exceptions, the attacking force almost always suffered heavier casualties.
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Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:24 pm to RollTide1987
See Dien Bien Phu. French lost but look what it cost the gooks.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:45 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Perhaps you could cite some historic examples involving substantially underequipped, and vastly outnumbered forces performing comparably to Lee's over a span of regional campaigns?
His forces consistently outnumbered Lee's 2-to-1.
Which means absolutely dick when you are assaulting an entrenched enemy.
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