In this refight of the battle of Camden, His Majesty's forces routed the colonial rebels in some style. Despite having some success on the right flank, Gates' "Grand Army" was broken in the centre by the British Regulars and Loyalist colonists.
02 November 2021
03 April 2021
The Second Half of A Plan
This week saw the conclusion of The Battle of The Clouds, an AWI clash in which the British struggled to drive their way through the American line. The battlefield had split into two wings, with the Americans being able to set up murderous cross fire at the head of the two British attacks. It remained to be seen whether the British could keep up enough pressure on the American units in front of them to force a break in the line which would allow them to push on and remove the threat of the American artillery.
A rather dizzying bird's eye view of the American left wing. British Lights are in the wood to the left whilst the Americans are poised to deliver volleys of devastating fire into the ranks of the advancing British.
Turn 6 saw the Americans gain the initiative and they declared a charge towards the British on this flank who opted to stand and fire. The 3rd Division pivoted to face the wood. The Queen's Rangers moved to the edge of the wood to threaten the 5th Division. The Hessians inclined to the right.
On the right flank the British Guards charged, as did the 4th Brigade. The American column moved further along the flank in case the British managed to finish off their opponents.
Turn 7 again saw the Americans gain the initiative. The skirmishers fell back, the column moved forward onto the hill behind Wayne's division which fell back to clear the line of sight for its artillery.
22 March 2021
Half A Plan The Battle of The Clouds
This week's game was an American War of Independence Clash, the scenario was based on The Battle of The Clouds and used a set of club rules drawing inspiration from Black Powder.
The Americans are deployed across the board under Washington, preventing the British from moving up the two roads.
General Washington (Average)
Green (Average) (numbers in brackets indicate the unit in the picture below)
1st Division - 1st Brigade – Muhlenburg (4)
16 figures, 4 stands, Trained
1st Division - 2nd Brigade – Muhlenburg (3)
16 figures, 4 stands, Trained
4th Division – Wayne (2)
24 Figures, 6 stands, Trained
Maxwell's Light Infantry (1)
12 figures, 3 stands, Trained
6 pdr gun Veteran
Whilst the British under General Howe, were driving up the two roads in a manner that would clearly lead to a split battle of two wings.
General Howe (Average)
Right Wing - Cornwallis (Excellent)
Advance Guard (Queens Rangers Light Infantry) (13)
8 figures, 2 stands, Trained
1st Brigade - Grant (15)
24 figures, 6 stands, Veteran
2nd Brigade – Vaughan (14)
20 figures, 5 stands, Veteran
Hessian 1st Brigade – Stirn (16)
16 figures, 4 stands, Trained
6pdr gun Veteran
Left Wing - Knyphausen (Average)
Light Infantry and Guards Brigade – Matthew (10)
20 figures, 5 stands, Elite
Hessian 2nd Brigade - von Donop (9)
24 figures, 6 stands, Trained
4th Brigade – Agnew (11)
20 figures, 5 stands, Trained
3rd Brigade – Grey (12)
16 figures, 4 stands, Veteran
The British "Half a plan" involved Knyphausen driving Mathew's Brigade through the woods, splitting the American line and exiting the board by the road beyond. Cornwallis was tasked with pinning the Americans in front of him so that they could do little to support the beleaguered center.
The plan however, began to fall apart from the first moment of the game (when doesn't it). The vagaries of battle deployment meant that Von Donop's brigade were deployed at the head of the column instead of the Lights, and they couldn't get through the wood.
To further complicate matters, issues with command and control often meant that brigades stubbornly refuse to move, usually at critical moments meaning it's very difficult to put together a coordinated attack.
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