A hypergame analysis of the battle of Magersfontein
The battle of Magersfontein, 11 December 1899, can be modelled as a hypergame. The analysis shows how British misconceptions of the Boer strategies and strength led to an ill-advised British attack with disastrous results for them. Several points in connection with hypergames are illustrated in this...
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| author | G. Geldenhuys |
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| description | The battle of Magersfontein, 11 December 1899, can be modelled as a hypergame. The analysis shows how British misconceptions of the Boer strategies and strength led to an ill-advised British attack with disastrous results for them. Several points in connection with hypergames are illustrated in this case study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df6176530f154d06bcaf27c9f5ac6c732022-12-21T19:05:46ZengOperations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)ORiON2224-00042003-12-017110.5784/7-1-471429A hypergame analysis of the battle of MagersfonteinG. GeldenhuysThe battle of Magersfontein, 11 December 1899, can be modelled as a hypergame. The analysis shows how British misconceptions of the Boer strategies and strength led to an ill-advised British attack with disastrous results for them. Several points in connection with hypergames are illustrated in this case study.http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/471 |
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