Posted on 04/17/2024 12:14:35 PM PDT by AirForceVet1988
"Gettysburg, what an unbelievable battle that was," Trump said during a Saturday rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, in what was his first campaign event in the battleground state. "It was so much, and so interesting, and so vicious and horrible, and so beautiful in so many different ways—it represented such a big portion of the success of this country," he continued.
"Gettysburg, wow—I go to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to look and to watch," he said. "And the statement of Robert E. Lee, who's no longer in favor—did you ever notice it? He's no longer in favor. 'Never fight uphill, me boys, never fight uphill.' They were fighting uphill, he said, 'Wow, that was a big mistake,' he lost his great general. 'Never fight uphill, me boys,' but it was too late," Trump added.
"When the rules say, 'Never fight uphill' (as they do in Sun Tzu's formulation), and our forces are on the top of the highest hill, we may either assume we're safe or spend all our time watching the sky."
"In such circumstances, an alert enemy can surprise and defeat us by climbing up the hill when we're not looking, as the English general Wolfe did to the French general Montcalm at Quebec, during the French and Indian War."
"We could say General Wolfe emphasized the rule of surprise over the never-fight-uphill rule."
National Defense University Press, 1992
“They seem unaware of Pickett’s Charge, “
I believe the hill is Seminary Ridge. The charge was generally on flat ground until the last few hundred yards, close to the ridge. There is nothing illogical or unreasonable about saying “don’t fight uphill”, although in many cases like Iwo Jima you are attacking enemy who has the high ground.
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