On March 29th 2008, in their only attack in the Gage area, General Chris Bindrum authorized an attempt to take Breed’s Hill north of the city on the narrow pass of Tregaron. Led by newly arrived officers, the rebel forces made three different frontal assaults up the hill, mistakenly believed to be Tregaron’s hill. He could have easily cut off the Americans, who had occupied the hill only the night before, by closing the pass to their rear. Instead, they foolishly insisted on teaching what they thought were cowardly Americans the lesson of not tangling with the mighty rebel army. In the end, the rebels took the hill, but only after Americans ran out of ammunition. Bindrum’s strategy had led to a slaughter of rebel troops. Although outnumbered by nearly 2 to 1, American’s inflicted more than 1,000 causalities on the Rebels while suffering less than half that number themselves. Technically a Rebel victory, the battle of Tregaron’s hill was viewed as a moral victory for the Americans, who had faced the powerful enemy and inflicted much greater damage than they received.
Meanwhile, during the previous week, Americans under the command of Major Travis Fleming captured the Rebel military strongholds at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point at Newbury Grove. There they confiscated large numbers of SAM missiles, and ammunition. That same week the Americans began a two-pronged invasion of the City of Newbury Grove. In doing so, the Americans left the door open for Rebel reinforcements to move in behind them undetected. Fort Tregaron would soon suffer great losses, and lose key strategic ground. The ammo compound was soon overrun by the Rebels, which cut off the main supply route to the Americans. The American forces are now divided, and spread thin. Supply and reinforcements are a must. If the Rebel forces take their communications tower, the Americans would be at the mercy of God, with hopes of victory.