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Princeton Scenario#: 11     Date: 3 Jan 1777     Location: Princeton, New Jersey Following the surprise success of General Washington’s attack at Trenton British General Howe sent a large force to deal with Washington once and for all. However, Washington was on the move himself slipping by the British converging forces by… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Trenton Scenario#: 10     Date: 26 Dec 1776     Location: Trenton, New Jersey On December 26th Washington’s men crossed the Delaware in a snow storm and marched to Trenton, leaving traces of blood on the snow where some men marched without shoes. Good luck favored the Americans as they were undetected until on … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
White Plains Scenario#: 9     Date: 28 Oct 1776     Location: White Plains, New York After Washington abandoned New York City, he deployed his army in a strong defensive line 20 miles north of the city near the village of White Plains. His strategy was to force the British to attack him in well prepared … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Harlem Heights Scenario#: 8     Date: 16 Sept 1776     Location: Manhattan, New York The new American Army had not won a fight in the Campaign for New York in the summer of 1776. As the American army was being pursued near Harlem Heights, Washington ordered a force forward to lure the advanced troops … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Long Island Scenario#: 7     Date: 27 Aug 1776     Location: Long Island, New York On August 22, 1776 the British landed without opposition on Long Island. Washington had positioned his army to meet the British advance on Long Island with the east river behind him. He failed to realize that if the British brought … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Moore's creek Scenario#: 6     Date: 27 Feb 1776     Location: Wilmington, North Carolina The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was fought near Wilmington North Carolina. Loyalist Scotsman Donald MacLeod and Donald MacDonald, two veterans of Bunker Hill, went to North Carolina to try to recruit a large loyalist force. On word that 2,000 … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Arnold at Quebec Scenario#: 5     Date: 31 Dec 1775     Location: Quebec, Canada During the attack on Quebec Benedidt Arnold led half of the Americans to attack the north end of the lower town while Montgomery led the other half against the south lower town. Arnold's advance would be a street to street … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Quebec Scenario#: 4     Date: 31 Dec 1775     Location: Quebec, Canada Concerned that expiring enlistments would reduce his force, Montgomery decided to attack on the 31st of December in a blinding snowstorm to conceal his army's movements. The plan was for separate forces led by Montgomery and Arnold to converge in … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Great Bridge Scenario#: 3     Date: 9 Dec 1775     Location: Great Bridge, Virginia The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Great Bridge (now the City of Chesapeake), Virginia. Following increasing political and military tensions in early 1775, both British and rebellious continental leaders recruited… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Bunker Hill Scenario#: 2     Date: 17 June 1775     Location: Charleston, Massachusetts The hills around Boston presented a threat to the formidable British garrison located in the city. The redcoats were quite surprised when they noticed the Americans putting final details on fortifications located on Breed’s Hill. The response of… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Lexington & Concord Scenario#: 1     Date: 19 April 1775     Location: Concord, Massachusetts The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775 near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies on the mainland of British America. About 700 … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Kennesaw Mountain Scenario#: 59     Date: June 27, 1864     Location: Cobb County, Georgia The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought during the Atlanta Campaign between Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman’s campaign was characterized by a series of flanking… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Assault on Petersburg Scenario#: 58     Date: June 15, 1864     Location: Petersburg, Virginia Union forces under Brig. Gen. Smith, attempted to capture Petersburg, Virginia. The Confederates, under the overall command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, numbered only 2,500. Union General Smith and his men crossed the Appomattox shortly after dawn on… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Wilderness Scenario#: 57     Date: May 5-6, 1864     Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia The Battle of the Wilderness was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee. Grant attempted to move through the dense underbrush of the Wilderness, but Lee launched two of … Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Missionary Ridge Scenario#: 56     Date: November 25, 1863     Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee The Battle of Missionary Ridge was fought as part of the Chattanooga Campaign. Union forces in the Military Division of the Mississippi under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Missionary Ridge and the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Chickamauga Scenario#: 55     Date: September 19-20, 1863     Location: Chickamauga, Georgia Union General William Rosecrans had gathered his army of 60,000 at Chickamauga, Georgia, located 12 miles southwest of Chattanooga. Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee would have 65,000 men. On the first day of battle, Bragg’s men… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Gettysburg - Little Round Top Scenario#: 54     Date: July 2, 1863     Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The Union forces, under General Meade numbered around 60,000 while the Confederates, under General Lee had about 50,000 troops. At 4:00 in the afternoon the Confederates launched their attack with an artillery bombardment. The Confederates entered… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Champion Hill Scenario#: 53     Date: May 16, 1863     Location: Hinds County, Mississippi The Battle of Champion Hill was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee fought the Confederate Army, under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Pemberton’s force formed into … Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Chancellorsville Scenario#: 52     Date: April 30- May 6, 1863     Location: Chancellorsville, Virginia Crossing the Rapidan River, Federal infantry under General Hooker concentrated near Chancellorsville on April 30. Combined with a Union force at Fredericksburg, Hooker planned a double envelopment, attacking Confederate General Lee from both his… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Antietam Scenario#: 51     Date: September 17, 1862     Location: Sharpsburg, Maryland The Battle of Antietam pitted Union General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac against General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia. During the first three hours, the two sides struggled over a cornfield. Each side attacked, fell … Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Cross Keys / Port Republic Scenario#: 50     Date: July 8-9, 1862     Location: Rockingham County, Virginia Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont’s 11,000 man Mountain Department army were tasked with keeping Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s two-division force engaged. Jackson’s men under Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell were in the vicinity of Cross Keys on the … Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Shiloh Scenario#: 49     Date: April 6-7, 1862     Location: Shiloh, Tennessee The Confederates under General Albert Sidney Johnson attacked the Union army under General Grant before it could join the Union army under General Buell. Grant’s army was encamped along the Tennessee River near Shiloh Church and Pittsburg Landing.… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
First Bull Run Scenario#: 48     Date: July 21, 1861     Location: Manassas, Virginia In July, 1861 the Union army protecting Washington and the Confederate army facing it were full of new recruits. Neither was ready for war. But the Union forces were larger in number and the political pressure to do something was … Hold the Line — The American Civil War