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.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill26048/sets/72157645068967337/

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 2^nd 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 1^st 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
2^nd Maryland Brigade & Delaware Line                    3 units of 20 figures
Artillery                                                                      1 gun

Centre           

Brigadier General John Butler 7
1^st 2^nd & 3^rd 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
1^st 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 71^st 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
23^rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers)          20 figures
33^rd 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                   
71^st 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