Black Powder ' Battle of Many Creeks" AWI 28mm

British forces under Cornwallis move into a heavily defended area in Virginia in the delta region of the Carolinas. Loosely affiliates Privateers and Militia with Three battalions of Spanish allied infantry operated in opposition. The privateers operated as bloodthirsty war bands with untested stamina. Together the 5 bands were enough to catch the Queens Rangers 1st Regiment in March Column causing sufficient damage to force a retreat and hold off and defeat the 1st British Legion Cavalry Regiment. The British Highlanders never got to grips as the British Legion infantry were routed by a charge of the Spanish Grenadiers and a unit of Virginia Militia

A fog spread across the battle field as The Second Legion cavalry with a light cannon attached arrived n the rear area.  The American Cavalry commander upset with A Spanish attempt at early glory refused to advance even when the American C-in-C attempted to get him to follow orders.

The game opened with a British Blunder move by the Elite Highland Brigade that took it directly to the right into its own British Legion loyalist regiments! Perhaps next time its one move should be considered as disorder in all brigades penetrated by the movement.

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Many Creeks a bustling sea side village

 

 

The Highland Brigade opens the battle with a BLUNDER MOVE extra confusion and disorder

 

Loyalist battalions moving up in March columns

 

 

 

The British Legion Cavalry are caught by two  Bloodthirsty Privateer Militia Warbands

 

 

 

Broken By the Privateers Tarleton retreats with his Cavalry squadron

 

 

The Spanish reinforcement's BLUNDER MOVE INTO AN ATTACK

that fell short by an inch of contact

 

 

The March Columns fall short and are only saved because

the Queens Ranger Battalion always has been disordered by a warband

After a redeployment the British Legion infantry on the right is swept away

By the Spanish Grenadiers and a well timed support charge of the Black Legion Privateers

 

 

 

 

Darkness and fog settled in for day two of the battle to take place on the 5th of July

Black Powder AWI Petersburg 1781 play test

Black Powder scenario with a few extra troops - while the British left seemed poised to overrun the rebels on the right, the American (French) Dragoons made short work of the British Legion Cavalry and seemed poised to begin a sweeping envelopment of the British Rear as darkness fell Slow deployment of the British allowed the Americans to deploy an important amount of their artillery which played havoc with the British lines and delayed the start of the British attack.

Excellent game seemed everyone had a good time, Rules were basically played RAW with a few minor adjustments - it helped to have two umpires - both of whom had some familiarity with the rules.

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Pillage and Burn Scenario the evolved into a full pitched battle great fun - Pics to follow