Today we had a return to the American Revolution (AWI to us Brits!)
We had expected to be a threesome, hence the choice of game, but Rhod managed to get another Saturday free, so ended up being a Sullivan to support my Washington!
Things started well for the Rebels/Patriots as I rolled really well for initiative and got 'the bounce' on the British! I even got to deploy in one of the flank sectors and overlap the British line! Oddly our random Brigadier draw produced a competent general for me, and 2 for the British! (Theirs were Brave too, giving the a morale advantage)
The battlefield for today
My flanking brigade, the New Jerseys.
Next along were my light infantry supported by some more Continentals.
In the centre, my redoubtable Virginians!
Rhod had the odd regiments and Militia...
...and the Marylanders. He also took Sheldon's Horse.
Phil, facing me had a right filled with elites, Grenadiers and Light Infantry, plus the 17th Light Dragoons.
His centre was line infantry, highlanders and Loyalists.
Lawrence, the Hessian as always, took the left.
I managed to get the New Jerseys advancing quickly to outflank the British.
The centre advanced too, but at a slower rate.
Rhod's Marylanders moved through the woods.
The British stood on the defensive so I sent my Continentals to drive off the British Light Infantry.
My Virginians reached the centre of the table, just out of effective cannon range, and halted.
Rhod's light troops powered on to engage the Hessian Feldjägers.
Phil now responded by turning his Grenadiers and advancing his Lights.
The Hessians were trying to extend into the farm complex!
My New Jerseys forced the British Light Infantry back towards the hill.
Only two of my three light infantry units advanced, the third didn't move!
Washington busied himself trying to get some of Rhod's Continentals back out of good gun range, they had advanced too far!!!
The Malylanders had cleared the wood, the following Delawares and 2nd Canadians were still moving through.
The British withdrew their light Infantry behind the hill, my New Jerseys met the Grenadiers who got the best of the first exchange of fire.
The Light Infantry moved behind the guns, while the Grenadiers moved to concentrate fire on my flank regiment.
Rhod's 2nd Continental Light Dragoons leapt the fence as the Hessians occupied a house.
The Marylanders coming up in support managed to damage the Hessians facing them.
Rhod's Dragoons, coming under fire from the 'Chew House' retired in a hurry!
In the centre, both sides were happy to glower!
I was becoming worried that I wouldn't be able to take that vital hill!
Rhod's Continentals fired a short range volley into those Hessians as they tried to close the range.
At the same moment, my damaged New Jersey regiment recovered and fired at short range on the advancing Grenadiers!
The 1st Grenadiers were halted, then destroyed by a second volley!
Despite losing a few men, Rhod's Marylanders destroyed the Hessian regiments facing them.
My second New Jersey regiment closed on the next Grenadier Battalion and got a crashing volley into it.
Phil desperately tried to recover the position by charging his Lights into mine, at first, my men withdrew from the charge but rallied, some astonishing dice from me made my men win the melee!
The British Lights retreated in disorder, and the British decided to cede the field.
Their left was still ok, even with the Hessian losses earlier.
Washington gratefully took the win!!!
It was good to get the guys out again, the last time was last November, and I had to spend some time reminding everyone (including myself) of some of the rules!! We are good now!