You know...I was just thinking that...Baton Rouge...I didn't think that was in California...wasn't there a civil war battle there?
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Not as vicious as Celtic v Rangers, but it seems as if there was a little bit of fistycuffs their after all:- (isn't it easy to get off topic?)
Baton Rouge
Other Names: Magnolia Cemetery
Location: East Baton Rouge Parish
Campaign: Operations against Baton Rouge (1862)
Date(s): August 5, 1862
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams [US]; Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge [CS]
Forces Engaged: 2nd Brigade, Department of the Gulf [US]; Breckinridge’s Corps [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 849 total (US 371; CS 478)
Description: In an attempt to regain control of the state, Confederates wished to recapture the capital at Baton Rouge. Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge planned a combined land/water expedition with his corps and CSS Ram Arkansas. Advancing west from Camp Moore, the Confederate land forces, coming from the east, were only ten miles away on August 4. They reached the outskirts of the capital early in the morning, formed for an attack in two divisions, and began to drive back each Union unit they encountered. Then, Union gunboats in the river began shelling the Confederates. The Arkansas could have neutralized the Union gunboats, but her engines failed and she did not participate in the battle. Federal land forces, in the meantime, fell back to a more defensible line, and the Union commander, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams, was killed soon after. The new commander, Col. Thomas W. Cahill, ordered a retreat to a prepared defensive line nearer the river and within the gunboats’ protection. Rebels assailed the new line, but finally the Federals forced them to retire. The next day the Arkansas’s engines failed again as she closed on the Union gunboats; she was blown up and scuttled by her crew. The Confederates failed to recapture the state capital.
Result(s): LA003
CWSAC Reference #: AL001
Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class B)
Baton Rouge
Other Names: Magnolia Cemetery
Location: East Baton Rouge Parish
Campaign: Operations against Baton Rouge (1862)
Date(s): August 5, 1862
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams [US]; Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge [CS]
Forces Engaged: 2nd Brigade, Department of the Gulf [US]; Breckinridge’s Corps [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 849 total (US 371; CS 478)
Description: In an attempt to regain control of the state, Confederates wished to recapture the capital at Baton Rouge. Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge planned a combined land/water expedition with his corps and CSS Ram Arkansas. Advancing west from Camp Moore, the Confederate land forces, coming from the east, were only ten miles away on August 4. They reached the outskirts of the capital early in the morning, formed for an attack in two divisions, and began to drive back each Union unit they encountered. Then, Union gunboats in the river began shelling the Confederates. The Arkansas could have neutralized the Union gunboats, but her engines failed and she did not participate in the battle. Federal land forces, in the meantime, fell back to a more defensible line, and the Union commander, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams, was killed soon after. The new commander, Col. Thomas W. Cahill, ordered a retreat to a prepared defensive line nearer the river and within the gunboats’ protection. Rebels assailed the new line, but finally the Federals forced them to retire. The next day the Arkansas’s engines failed again as she closed on the Union gunboats; she was blown up and scuttled by her crew. The Confederates failed to recapture the state capital.
Result(s): LA003
CWSAC Reference #: AL001
Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class B)
you mean my impression of the first half.........this game seems like it's taking forever. 
It was alright I guess. It got pretty damn slow at times, and there were few flashes of individual talent.....namely, Silia (Ivorian Celtic player), Mutu, and Terry. Gudjohnssen looks very poor.
Maybe the two managers will do like Lippi did last season and changed the whole squad.......that'll give fresher legs, and more players to watch. That would make it slightly better.
It was alright I guess. It got pretty damn slow at times, and there were few flashes of individual talent.....namely, Silia (Ivorian Celtic player), Mutu, and Terry. Gudjohnssen looks very poor.
Maybe the two managers will do like Lippi did last season and changed the whole squad.......that'll give fresher legs, and more players to watch. That would make it slightly better.
