DAWN
A Marine battalion overran a Republican Guard headquarters and seized one of Saddam Hussein's palaces south of the city. Overhead, U.S. warplanes were flying around the clock, coordinating precision strikes in support of upcoming ground attacks.

In addition to the fighting on the southern edges of the city, coalition troops were "preventing enemy movement in and out of the city in certain places around the city," said Capt. Frank Thorp, a U.S. Central Command spokesman at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar.

U.S. forces have troops stationed around three-quarters of Baghdad's perimeter: the 3rd Infantry Division along the south and southwest edges of the city near the International airport which U.S. soldiers now control.

THE BATTLE BEGINS AT FIRST LIGHT
LANCLAN is proud present the first installment of the Baghdad campaign, DAWN! This map is the father map and will share some of it's resources with maps yet to come. We look forward to your feedback, as this is the first mainstream release and there are many issues that need addressing.