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Brice's Cross Roads
Tishomingo Creek Mississippi

June 10, 1864

At the beginning of June 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest set out with his cavalry corps of about 2,000 men to enter Middle Tennessee and destroy the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, which was carrying men and supplies to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman in Georgia. On June 10, 1864, Forrest's smaller Confederate force defeated a much larger Union column under Brig. Gen. Samuel Sturgis at Brices Cross Roads. This brilliant tactical victory against long odds cemented Forrest's reputation as one of the foremost mounted infantry leaders of the war.

Result(s): Confederate victory

Location: Prentiss County and Union County

Campaign: Forrest's Defense of Mississippi (1864)

Date(s): June 10, 1864

Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis [US]; Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest [CS]

Forces Engaged: Three-brigade division of infantry and a division of cavalry (about 8,500 ) [US]; cavalry corps [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 3,105 total (US 2,610; CS 495)

Talonsoft BGN, 32 bits last version, PBEM only

How to install:

Just create a new folder in your C:\BGN directory and name it « BCR ». After having downloaded them, unzip all files (maps and others) into this « BCR » folder. Start your game by C:\BGN\BGN.EXE and choose the Brice’s Cross-Roads (BCR) module.

How to install:

Copy your <<C:\Talonsoft\BGN\BCR>> subfolder (see above; you will need the map and others files from above) and rename the new subfolder BCRNF.  Download the BCRScen(NF) file and unzip it into the  <<C:\Talonsoft\BGN\BCRNF>> folder.  Start your game by C:\BGN\BGN.EXE and choose the BCRNF module.

Scenario files -

  BCRScen(NF).zip (6 Kb)

For information concerning this system click here – New System.doc

How to Start Custom BG-Series Battles

Follow the instructions posted there for installation and play.