Wednesday, July 2, 2014

28MM AWI BLACK POWDER: CAMDEN 16TH AUGUST 1780


Last weekend I played out my latest AWI scenario here is the OB, briefing and troop types.  I plan to play the game again this coming weekend. .  Here is a link to all the photos with descriptions of the first game which was a marginal British victory -the  British lost 4 units and the Patriots 7 - importantly 3 of the 4 Patriot brigades were broken.
British right closes on the militia.

Briefing - General Horatio Gates
Your Grand Army of the South was moving south by a night march to attack the British supply base at Camden. However in the early morning 7 miles north of Camden your scouts ran into the advance guard of the British army.  Both sides have now deployed for battle in the area of open ground on both sides of the main road bordered by the swamp.

Your Army is deployed in a single line of brigades with a brigade held back in reserve.  The right of your line is comprised of the 2nd Maryland continental brigade supplemented by the Delaware line, the centre is comprised of 2 brigades of North Carolina militia, the left comprises of the Virginia militia brigade and Armand’s Legion. The reserve comprises of the 1st Maryland continental brigade and some Virginia state cavalry.

The continentals are all proven troops but the militia has seen little or no action. During the night march numbers of troops fell out of the ranks and the militia units seem noticeably thinner than yesterday.

American Forces
Commanding Officer Major General Horatio Gates 7

Right Flank
Brig Gen Gist 7
2nd Maryland Brigade & Delaware Line                    3 units of 20 figures
Artillery                                                                      1 gun

Centre           
Brigadier General John Butler 7
1st 2nd & 3rd Brigade of North Carolina Militia          5 units of 20 figures
Artillery                                                                      1 gun

Left flank
Brigadier General Edward Stevens 7
Virginia Militia Brigade                                             3 units of 20 figures   
Armand’s Legion Cavalry                                          unit of 6 figures         
Armand’s Legion Infantry  SK                                   unit of 12 figures       

Reserve
Major General William Smallwood 7
1st Maryland Brigade                                                  2 units of 20 figures
Virginia State Cavalry                                                unit of 6 figures         
Artillery                                                                      1 gun                          

Patriot reserve advances to attack the British centre

Briefing - General Lord Cornwallis
Spies reported that General Gates Grand Army of the South was moving south to attack your supply base at Camden. You decided to surprise them by a rapid night march. However in the early morning 7 miles north of Camden your scouts ran into the advance guard of the rebel army.  Both sides have now deployed for battle in the area of open ground on both sides of the main road bordered by the swamp.

Your Army is deployed with one brigade on either side of the main road with some troops held back in reserve. The right of your line is comprised of 3 units of British regular infantry with some skirmishers. The left of your line is comprised of the provincial loyalist regulars and volunteers. The reserve comprises of the 71st Regiment and the cavalry of the British Legion.

Your British regulars are all veteran troops but the loyalists are mixed in quality but many have seen action in the past.

British Forces
Commanding Officer Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis 8

Right Wing
Lieutenant Colonel James Webster 8
23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers)          20 figures
33rd Regiment of Foot                                                 20 figures
Combined Light Infantry                                            20 figures
Skirmishers                                                                  12 figures
Artillery                                                                       1 gun

Left Wing
Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon 8
Volunteers of Ireland                                                  20 figures
Royal North Carolina Regiment                                 20 figures
British Legion Infantry                                               12 figures                   
North Carolina Volunteers                                          12 figures                   
Artillery                                                                       1 gun

Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton 8
British Legion Cavalry                                                12 figures                   
71st Regiment of Foot (Fraser’s Highlanders)            20 figures

Here are the troop ratings for the units.


UNIT ARMAMENT H TO H SHOOTING MORALE STAMINA SPECIAL
Continental Line Musket 6 3 4+ 3 First fire
Militia Virginia Musket 5 3 5+ 3 Unreliable, Levy 4+
Militia Nth Carolina Musket 5 3 5+ 3 Unreliable, Levy 4+, Wavering
Armands Legion Inf  small Miusket 4 2 4+ 2 Skirmish, Marauders
Cavalry small -- 4 -- 4+ 2 Marauder
Artillery smoothbore 1 3-2-1 4+ 2 --
British Line Infantry Musket 6 3 4+ 3 First fire, Crack
Highland Line Infantry Musket 6 3 4+ 3 First fire, Crack, Stoic
Loyalist Infantry Musket 6 3 4+ 3 First fire
Loyalist Inf small Musket 4 2 4+ 2
Skirmishers Musket 4 2 4+ 2 Skirmish, Marauders
Legion Cavalry -- 6 -- 4+ 3 Marauder
Artillery smoothbore 1 3-2-1 4+ 2 --
Crack Reroll one morale save each time they suffer casualties until they have casualties
First Fire Add 1 dice to first shooting
Levy X Need to roll of disorder X+
Marauders Ignore distance penalty when given orders
Skirmish Can adopt skirmish formation
Stoic Can reroll first break test
Unreliable No move on equal command roll
Wavering Break test for every hit - shooting and htoh


 
The two armies deployed -  Margot studying the Continentals

10 comments:

  1. Your game looked so good even the cat wanted to play!

    Christopher

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  2. I re fought this battle a couple of years ago using Black Powder. It wasn't the walkover for the British that you might have expected. Great pictures.

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  3. Looks stunning Bill! Interesting terrain features in the centre too!

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  4. Nice looking figs and terrain; that hill in the center looks like rough terrain!

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  5. Once again Bill and the lads of Scotland provide an interesting re-fight - I did this this in Pennsylvania with some Lads and got Websters wing and Webster slaughtered - LOL - Although they were using Age of Reason rules. Tried to look at the extra battle pictures but could not get in? Hope Bill is doing well. God save the Queen this 4th of July Celebration in America!
    Regards
    VFW

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    1. Dave
      I have finished my 2 months of treatment. Next set of tests in 3 months.

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  6. Question guns are all light? Also wavering cumulative hits are each hit separately? that is a lot of die rolls? say if you get 4 hits and save none?

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    1. Dave
      I counted the guns as normal field guns - but you could make them all light.
      Wavering - My version I test whenever a unit scores shooting casualties on the unit and when it suffers casualties in hand to hand. So not for each hit - so 2 casualties from shooting by one unit only causes 1 test.

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  7. The game looks great including the giant furball mountain. :) I am working on painting up the new Wargames Factory plastics so I can recreate some of the Southern theater battles. I will have to work something out for cavalry but I look forward to playing some games if they look half as good as your table. Nice job!!!!

    Joe

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  8. Bill a great game as usual . Also hoping all well with you Bill … an extremely pleasant and obliging fellow gamer.

    Peter in Ireland
    ps a friend of mine moved to edinburgh area and ha gamed with Sescw over recent time-Paul O'Sullivan

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