Re: [eia] cossacks

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:19 AM 3/21/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>    
> I don't know about everyone else, but I had forgotten how cossacks work
> when they are by themselves.  So, as a public service, I figured I'd
> remind everyone (including myself).  10.1.2.2.3 says that cossacks
> always get to retreat automatically unless the attacking force has a
> cavalry corps with them.  And then they still have a 2/3 chance of
> retreating.
>     So the moral of the story
> is:  there's not much point in trying to hunt them down, because
> they will almost always get away from you.
>  
> kdh

Well, moving a corps there did open up the supply line to 
Minsk.

Mike