![]() ![]() And in your view, if anything, it was a hollow success.Ĭol. The myth, you write, that the first Gulf War was actually a success. RAZ: After the first Gulf War of 1991, there was a victory parade here in Washington, D.C. But, of course, by the time they moved through, most of the enemy who had previously been there had long since left and gone to Iraq - gone back there. So we ended up staying for several more hours and engaged the enemy.įinally, after midnight, other units, who had been eight, nine, 10 hours behind us finally come through. Why should we fall back? Fortunately, the Regimental - Deputy Regimental Commander Steve Robinette heard the radio conversation and gave us permission to stay where we were. And I said I see no reason for us to give this ground up. MACGREGOR: Well, the halt - of course, I had no - not much influence over continuing the attack. ![]() And you argue in this book that that was an incredibly consequential turning point in this war - in the '91 Gulf War.Ĭol. RAZ: Eventually, the higher ups through the chain of command order you to halt and then to turn back. We go through, we destroy unknown numbers of tanks, at least 35 to 40 in the initial assault, and we run out of targets to shoot. MACGREGOR: The air campaign had been going on for almost 40 days at this point. MACGREGOR: At this point, we're three and a half days into the ground campaign.Ĭol. Where were we in the first Gulf War? Where were we at that point?Ĭol. RAZ: Douglas Macgregor, that day, February 26, 1991, your squadron had destroyed more than 90 tanks and left perhaps as many as 1,500 Iraqi Republican guardsmen dead. Army Author, "Warrior's Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting"): Thank you. It's called "Warrior's Rage." And Douglas Macgregor is in the studio with me.Ĭolonel DOUGLAS MACGREGOR (Retired U.S. The man who led Cougar Squadron into battle was then-Major Douglas Macgregor. The unit at the tip of the spear was the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, better known as Cougar Squadron. It took place along a north-south gridline of a military map in the Iraqi desert. Army tank battle since World War II, and it's considered one of the Army's greatest post-war tactical victories. ![]() To military history buffs, the Battle of 73 Easting is legendary because it was the largest U.S. ![]() American Army squadron, about 1,100 men, nearly wiped out a brigade of elite Iraqi troops more than twice as large. ![]()
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