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"Never fight uphill, me boys" - man who ordered his boys to fight uphill (lemmy.world)
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No, this is not a real Robert E. Lee quote. It is a "Robert E. Lee as envisioned by Donald Trump" quote, which is in some ways even more bizarre.

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[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A lot of military leaders have won battles with uphill attacks. While it's a consideration it's not what usually gets cited as what *caused the loss. The biggest factor was arguably underestimating the union forces.

Edit: my autocorrect man