Ambrose Burnside
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:59 pm
USA Ambrose Burnside ldr_USA_Burnside3 NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 5 3 16 General 1 NULL 2 2 3
USA Ambrose Burnside ldr_USA_Burnside2 NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 10 2 5 General 1 NULL 2 2 3
First off, it looks like Burside does not have an entry as a Division commander (historically, he rose to Corps command pretty quickly...but it might be worthwhile to have him available as a division commander in the game)
As a Corps commander, I would suggest the "Slow_Move" characteristic. At this level of command he had some problems "getting things moving" at Antietam in 1862, and also during the "Overland" campaign of 1864.
As an Army commander, I would suggest the "Slow_Move" charactersistic, in homage to his inability to get the Army of Potomac across the Rappahannock River during the Fredricksburg campaign.
Additionally, you might consider the "Dispirited Leader" trait as an Army commander. Burnside fully admitted that he was out of his element at that command level.
See the following entry from wikipedia:
"Personally, Burnside was always very popular—both in the army and in politics—but he was out of his depth as a senior army commander, a fact no one knew better than Burnside himself. Knowing his capabilities, he twice refused command of the Army of the Potomac until finally being forced under orders to accept it. And despite bitter disappointments in high command, he willingly and loyally served his country in lesser roles for the remainder of the war."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside
USA Ambrose Burnside ldr_USA_Burnside2 NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 10 2 5 General 1 NULL 2 2 3
First off, it looks like Burside does not have an entry as a Division commander (historically, he rose to Corps command pretty quickly...but it might be worthwhile to have him available as a division commander in the game)
As a Corps commander, I would suggest the "Slow_Move" characteristic. At this level of command he had some problems "getting things moving" at Antietam in 1862, and also during the "Overland" campaign of 1864.
As an Army commander, I would suggest the "Slow_Move" charactersistic, in homage to his inability to get the Army of Potomac across the Rappahannock River during the Fredricksburg campaign.
Additionally, you might consider the "Dispirited Leader" trait as an Army commander. Burnside fully admitted that he was out of his element at that command level.
See the following entry from wikipedia:
"Personally, Burnside was always very popular—both in the army and in politics—but he was out of his depth as a senior army commander, a fact no one knew better than Burnside himself. Knowing his capabilities, he twice refused command of the Army of the Potomac until finally being forced under orders to accept it. And despite bitter disappointments in high command, he willingly and loyally served his country in lesser roles for the remainder of the war."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside
