1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY                                 

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Folder Title: AAR  1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT  10 APR 91                                                  

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Unit: XVIII CORPS 

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                 -the Battle Team, sobering and saddening all.                    Most
                 however, felt the Btttle Team had been IL@rt@y to move -tp so
                 far t4itti only tt@io casualties and one tirk, loss.

                      At 2ifZIQ@ hcltrs, the Battle feam t,4ais halted and ordered
                 to ass@kme a hast-@, defense along               RED.     -rigor, Bi,U,tle -I-eaim
                 consolidated its forces. tjith kt-ii-its evipl.acing local
                 secltt,ity and soldiers digging in -iext to their, -can[,.s iiicl
                 BFV 'I s.

                      -f'@iro@kghol-tt the night, 1-ti-iits made sooraclir L-ontict,
                 mostly ineffective artillery and mortar
                 Sylvester -told his                  " he 'Lr,@qils have s@ic,.h bad
                 intelligence gathering c-.il:)Abilit-y that they almost
                 certainly didn't i@not@k %riy               positions, b@t@ ji,tst fired
                 into the air hoping to hit scirpethinq."                The BEtttle "I-etm
                 s@tffe@-@,cl no ca@t@ia.lities du(-, to this artillery
                 Di-ti-ing the rii lnt, 1.@xrrie numbers of li-.icj.i soldier- ]:)eqin to
                 s@trrencic,.t- to the brigade.        Leaving their vehicles and
                 t&teapt3ns, over                  soldiers surrendered di-tring 'the
                 n i El     These soldiers tAtc-T,e moved bxcl( to the FAST, tqhere
                 the i@ip;s qt-t.-.ckly established R EPW collection and holding
                 area to control them.

                      As @i i,,es@tit of    its combat patrols dk-tring the night, I'F
                 3 ... /iJ. discovered an   extensive b@knl,, tt
                 OE,3'Zi hours..   Dismounted Infantry, SlAppoi-,@ed by dii-ecc fire
                 -From MIAI tanks and BFV7s attacked the bunker
                 The attack !AAs met tjith moderate resistance                    Ut'7, i. 1. i z j. n g. a
                 technique that the BAtUle -re,-Am tnol-tld Ltse extensively
                 throi-tgho@Lt the v%tar, TF 3-41 LtsLd its                   and BI-7V's      o
                 recori by fire against the Iracl:l oositiot-is @nci b@tnkev,s.
                 The tanks t@t-.Lth their I'@'7'mm mi3     .n gain,, and the Bi,@-.idleys vjiti-i
                 their -FOL41s and 25mm chain gz-tnb fired at long range



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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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