I don’t know if you’ve ever played war games, but it’s really a miracle that San Jacinto resulted in a Texan victory.
I find that despite my best efforts, I cannot replicate what Sam Houston succeeded. I have managed to survive a Mexican attack, but it’s incredibly difficult.
I don’t know if you’ve ever played war games, but it’s really a miracle that San Jacinto resulted in a Texan victory.
I agree with you. In my experience though the war games both Board and real are very good but have some severe flaws in the initial designs of the games. And that is the spirit and morale of the units involved.
We try very hard to simulate those characteristics but never quite succeed. And of course mistakes and the ability to capitalize on them is difficult to put into the War Games.
Still it was a miracle at San Jacinto and Sam Houston made the best of it.
Let’s see.
flush with victory, Santa Anna’s army was no longer in a “combat mode” They were celebrating. Wine women and song. Hell Santa Anna his self was with a woman who became known as “The Yellow Rose of Texas”. VERY INTERESTING STORY THERE.
And you cannot replicate the victory?