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Re: Unit pride was RE: Questions regarding NAC ground units

From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@y...>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:48:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Unit pride was RE: Questions regarding NAC ground units


--- Laserlight <laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:

> I recall an instance where a unit was hard pressed
> by the enemy
> (Romans, I think?  but it could be Napoleonic
> French, the details blur
> when you get old, you know).	This unit's centurion
> had tried
> prodding, bellowing, cursing, etc, to motivate the
> troops--no results.
> In disgust, he took the eagle and threw it into
> enemy unit.  His
> cohort promptly broke the enemy--catching the eagle
> before the
> barbarians got their hands on it.
> Ah, the value of little bits of silk and metal.

Roman, and IIRC it was GJC Himself what did it.  Can't
for the life of me remember which fight it was.

John

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