| I have been to a few.
1 - In California, there is a place south of Los Angeles and North of San Diego called San Pasqual. There was a battle there during the California and Mexican War where we walked the battlefield and surrounding terrain. Probably the best known battle in California, the Battle of San Pasqual is probably one on the most controversial of the Mexican War. Debate rages to this day on who was the winner. Did Kearney win since he held the field and could not be moved off of Mule Hill until he was relieved the following day? Did Pico win since his force remained a combat effective force even after the battle? And if so, why didn't he follow up his earlier success? By what standard do we judge? The contemporary standard of the force that holds the field after the battle is considered the winner? Or do we use the modern standard of the combat effectiveness of the two forces during and after the battle?
I have been to Bastone. That was one of my best experiences when I was stationed in Europe. What an awesome place. So many points of significance and there is a HUGE museum south of Bastone where there are over 300 different pieces of military equipment from WWII.
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