28MM MUSKETS AND TOMAHAWKS: RAID ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN

A few weeks ago I staged a multi-player AWI Muskets and Tomahawks game at Hugh Wilson’s.   Colin Jack, Dave O’Brien and myself provided the figures, Hugh Wilson provided the terrain and I provided the scenario, Vauban fort and the ship.

View from the lake......

The scenario was a British/Loyalist raid on some American settlements on the shore of Lake Champlain.   The game was going well for the British and their Indian allies when we finished with them having overrun some of the settlements.  Highlight for the patriots was the heroic resistance of the Stockbridge Indians on the far bank of the river.  The Patriots still had the militia garrison of the fort uncommitted and a secret force of 2 units of Continental Marines in reserve aboard the ship on the lake.

British allied Indians cross the mountain paths - just like the Last of the Mohicans

British allied Indians descend the mountain path to reinforce the Hessians

It was yet another enjoyable game of Muskets and Tomahawks.  Bart wrote a report on this game here
http://asienieboje.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/the-mohawk-valley-1777.html

He also has a report on the 2nd days play which I did not get to due to transport chaos to the west of Edinburgh.

Patriot militia finally sortie from the safety of the fort

Here is the Order of Battle for the game.

BRITISH FORCES

LIGHTS

BRITISH OFFICER
6 LIGHT INFANTRY
6 LIGHT INFANTRY
6 LIGHT INFANTRY
6 LIGHT INFANTRY

RANGERS

BRITISH OFFICER
8 RANGERS
6 RANGERS

HESSE-HANAU

GERMAN OFFICER
6 JAEGER RIFLEMEN
6 JAEGER RIFLEMEN
6 JAEGER RIFLEMEN
6 JAEGER RIFLEMEN

INDIANS 1

INDIAN CHIEF
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS

INDIANS 2

INDIAN CHIEF
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS
 
INDIANS 3
INDIAN CHIEF
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS

AMERICAN

LIGHTS

PATRIOT OFFICER
8 LIGHT INFANTRY
8 LIGHT INFANTRY
6 LIGHT INFANTRY

RIFLES

PATRIOT OFFICER
6 RIFLEMEN
6 RIFLEMEN

MILITIA I

PATRIOT OFFICER
12 MILITIA
10 MILITIA
10 MILITIA

MILITIA II

PATRIOT OFFICER
12 MILITIA
12 MILITIA
16 MILITIA

STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS

INDIAN CHIEF
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS
6 INDIANS

SECRET SHIPBORNE RESERVE

PATRIOT OFFICER
12 CONTINENTAL MARINES
12 CONTINENTAL MARINES

PLUS SETTLERS