Le Cateau - OOB question for the MAN

[Mike Bowen]

Mrs B has suddenly got interested in her family history and in particular one James Dean who was in the Royal Irish Fusiliers. This means I have had to look into their history and where they were and Mrs B has even said you can look it up in one of your stupid games.

Anyway I got a book and started reading then looked at the Le Cateau scenario so I could show Mrs B. The RIF were not in the scenario but they were in reality although perhaps in a reserve position they were at Haucourt and had several men killed.

Just out of interest VM were they excluded because they were in reserve for play balance reasons?

Also I note from the Marne Scenario you have them as Irish Fusilers they should be Royal Irish Fusiliers.

In the meantime thanks for a great game and I hope there will be more in particular the eastern front.

By the way James Dean was a bit of a cad and bounder from the amily research to date so he probably was not actually at Le Cateau but behind the lines selling off the regimental rations!

Worse still he had no idea how to pass the Port

Mike