[DiogenesLamp]

Not the case. Anderson, as the senior Army officer on scene, had the authority to order his troops to a position that was more defensible.

Am aware that Anderson took it upon himself to move his force there. He wasn't ordered to be stationed there by his superiors.

[Bull Snipe]

“He wasn’t ordered to be stationed there by his superiors.”

Does not matter. He made the decision based on his situation. That was within his authority to do so.