Re: [eia] That should have been Egyptian retreat...

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake "J.J. Young":
> Since the Turks moved a corps to Damietta, the Egyptians can't retreat
> there.  In any case, the winning side in a battle chooses how the losing
> side retreats (if there is more than one choice).
> 
> -JJY

I think the Egyptians retreat due north, into the area my army came from.
That area is 31 distant from Berlin going east; 31 only gets you as far
as Spain counting west from area SW of Cairo.

-- 
J.
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