Marco Dain
Banned
Here's a question.
If Bragg is taken out of the fight say during Perryville then how takes over Hardee, Kirby Smith or Polk (god forbid or hell ya depending of your sympathies)
also what would the new commander do; be more aggressive, better diplomacy with the locals etc.
My complaint with Bragg has never been that he wasn't technically proficient. From a purely technical stand point he was probably one of the Souths best Generals. My complaint is that he never had the intestinal fortitude to "Go all In."
Underdogs can not play it safe. You have to be bold. break with tradition or go against doctrine. Lee and Grant understood this, Hell for all his faults Van Dorn threw everything he had into battle.
As I said earlier Bragg had multiple opportunities to face Buell under circumstances more favorable than any confederate commander had a right to expect.
If Bragg is taken out of the fight say during Perryville then how takes over Hardee, Kirby Smith or Polk (god forbid or hell ya depending of your sympathies)
also what would the new commander do; be more aggressive, better diplomacy with the locals etc.
My complaint with Bragg has never been that he wasn't technically proficient. From a purely technical stand point he was probably one of the Souths best Generals. My complaint is that he never had the intestinal fortitude to "Go all In."
Underdogs can not play it safe. You have to be bold. break with tradition or go against doctrine. Lee and Grant understood this, Hell for all his faults Van Dorn threw everything he had into battle.
As I said earlier Bragg had multiple opportunities to face Buell under circumstances more favorable than any confederate commander had a right to expect.