Inconveniently, the answer to my American adversary was no, far too often.

I have a regimental sized force of regulars, fleshed out with a battalion of militia. My commanding Coronel is a bit of a yutz, but the other leaders are solid. I have wire placed in front of my force to slow a direct attack. I should have disposed of at least 1/2 of my entrenchment counters. Otherwise, I have solid position in the path of a division of blue-belly colonial upstarts.

The attack begins with Buffalo soldiers on my left flank and colored infantry attacking on the right. The Americans march along the trail quite well. Breaking into the open, their commanders become confused. The Buffalo soldiers march went reasonably well, considering the command handicap. They reach their starting point near the rear left flank about the same time as the colored infantry reached right most wire.

2 separate battles enthused on opposite ends of the hill. The Buffalo soldiers bogged down as they could not enough follow-on force for their attack. The colored infantry did well, breaching the wire and pressing on to the blockhouse. The regulars followed the colored troops. This worked well for a while, but as the forward elements of the attack became disorganized, the problems of segregation began to tell.

The Commandante and Coronel, in the blockhouse,held off the American attacks quite well. I was impressed with how the pansy 7-0-0 Coronel was holding up under pressure. The Americans were able to eventually force flanking fire which in 2 turns reduced the blockhouse defense. By then I had accomplished my goal of having one corner pocket being unassailible before the end of the game.

We call it with 2 turns to go, and I still have good order forces in 4 trenches, 3 of which are mutually supporting. The butcher's bill was steep. The Americans lost 13 steps, I lost 8 plus the Coronel and the Commandante.