Re: [DL] Greatest Light Cavalry General of All Time

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From: John Vogel <velvetandiron@yahoo.com>
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 13:36:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DL] Greatest Light Cavalry General of All Time

> This is actually going to be for GW's Inquisitor
> rather than Deadlands, but you guys arefairly
> knowledgeable about this stuff, so I thought I'd pose
> the question here.
> 
> I plan to run an adventure in which a group of
> cultists gets hold of the DNA of some ancient earth
> cavalry general, and clones him, possibly to be
> possessed by a daemon. This general would then make
> hit and run attacks and sweeping end runs on vastly
> superior forces, always under the delusion that he was
> fighting for his original cause.
> 
> The question is, who should this be? It should not be
> a stand-up battles guy like Napoleon, or even a
> cavalry general like Murat or Cromwell who won mostly
> by bravely smashing into the enemy with heavy cavalry,
> but rather somebody who was skilled in misdirection
> and lightning strikes.
> 
> I think mostly of the American Civil War Generals, and
> particularly Nathan Bedford Forrest "git thar fustest
> with the mostest" though J.E.B. Stuart and Custer also
> come to mind. These three also have the advantage of
> being very colorful. I also considered Prince Rupert,
> though he was not as tactically successful as any of
> the above.
> 
> Any thoughts for other potential candidates?
> 
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