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        function createUnit(e) {

            debug(this)
            debug(e)

            // display modal
            var modal = document.getElementById('modifyOrderModal')
            modal.classList.toggle('visible')
            // block out rest of window to prevent clicking

            // add new unit
            var createUnit = document.getElementById('createUnit')
            createUnit.addEventListener('click', function(event) {

                // get unit type from select list
                var u = document.getElementById('unitSelect')
                var unit = u.options[u.selectedIndex].text

                // get province from select list
                var p = document.getElementById('provinceSelect')
                var province = p.options[p.selectedIndex].text     

                // verify that province is unoccupied (need to have a master list in Node.js or 
                // a call to the database for current game session)
                
                // append item to table 
                var tbody = document.getElementById('orderTable').getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0];
                var row = tbody.insertRow(tbody.rows.length)

                // append items
                row.insertCell(0).appendChild(document.createTextNode('#1'))
                row.insertCell(1).appendChild(document.createTextNode(province))
                row.insertCell(2).appendChild(document.createTextNode('dsafsd'))

                // create the button and append it to cell
                var btn = document.createElement('button')

                var btn = document.createElement("BUTTON");  
                btn.innerHTML = 'M'
                btn.onclick = function() {
                    alert('lol');
                }
                row.insertCell(3).appendChild(btn)

                debug(btn)


                // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8650975/javascript-to-create-a-button-with-onclick
                // http://toddmotto.com/attaching-event-handlers-to-dynamically-created-javascript-elements/
                
                // broadcast to all connected players (Node.js)      
                
                // hide modal
                modal.setAttribute('class', '')

                debug(unit)
                debug(province)
            })
            debug(modal)