I
followed up my multiple Battles of New Bern this week with a French Indian War
game using Muskets and Tomahawks. The
figures and terrain all came from my collection. I I partly staged the game to get my new
blockhouse and some new French units onto the table.
The
game was a French attack on the fictional peaceful riverside settlement of
Peacehaven an important link on the fur trade from the Midwest. The initial French forces were 3 Indian
warbands commanded by Tim Watson and 2 units of Coureur du Bois and a unit of
Canadian militia commanded by Donald Adamson.
They had extra bands of Indians which could come onto the table by canoe
as events.
Dave
O’Brien commanded the initial British forces which were 3 units of militia and
4 families of settlers. I acted as
umpire and commanded the British relief force of up to 6 units of Light
infantry and rangers.
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| The mighty blockhouse covering the approaches from the forest |
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| The wharf and trading post at Peacehaven |
The
initial French advance by Tim’s Indian bands was shot up after they crossed the
stream onto the cleared terrain covered by the blockhouse. Tim then moved his units back into the cover
of the woods and they moved to their left to skirmish with some of the British
lights which had appeared on that side of the settlement.
Donald
moved his French units around the right side of the blockhouse and then
attacked the cabins at that end of the village.
He was supported by an Indian band which arrived by canoe. After a hard struggle they burned 3 of the
cabins and routed a unit of militia. The
British reinforcements who arrived to support the militia were worn down in a long firefight and fell back to
retire of the table. The settlers who survived Donald's massacre at the cabins fled toward the boats at the wharf to escape but sadly
ran into another warband who got their first by fast canoe!
It
was certainly a clear Franco-Indian victory.
An enjoyable game proving you do not need masses of figures for a great
game.
Tim has written a detailed account of the action on his blog at
https://moth107.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-man-with-no-shame.html?spref=fb
Tim has written a detailed account of the action on his blog at
https://moth107.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-man-with-no-shame.html?spref=fb
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| Settlers flee covered by the militia |
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| First settlers get to the wharf then the Injuns appeared! Horror! |
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| British lights engage the French and their allies |
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| The French who outshot the British - what by gad sir! |
