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...lay waste your country with fire and sword. Scenario#: A412     Date: October 7, 1780     Location: King’s Mountain, South Carolina Battle of Kings Mountain Horse & Musket — Annual #4
“…their retreat was rapid beyond Conception." Scenario#: A314     Date: December 29, 1778     Location: Savannah, Georgia Capture of Savannah Horse & Musket — Annual #3
“Extreme bravery can conquer anything.” Scenario#: A318     Date: September 19, 1779     Location: Savannah, Georgia Siege of Savannah Horse & Musket — Annual #3
“Fortune has not been our friend.” Scenario#: A303     Date: April 25, 1781     Location: Camden, South Carolina Battle of Hobkirk's Hill Horse & Musket — Annual #3
“They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!” Scenario#: A406     Date: August 16, 1777     Location: Walloomsac, New York Battle of Bennington Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Another such would have ruined us. Scenario#: TR02     Date: June 17, 1775     Location: Charleston, Massachusetts Battle of Bunker Hill Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
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
Atlantic Seaboard 1781 - Washington's March and the Navel Actions Revolutionary War
Augusta Scenario#: 47     Date: 14 Sept 1780     Location: Augusta, Georgia Sometime in early September, Col. Elijah Clark and Lieut. Col. James McCall assembled a corps of Backwoodsman, some 400 to 700 depending on the account, in upper Georgia. With these he marched to attack the British post at Augusta on … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Battle on Snowshoes Scenario#: 37     Date: 13 March 1758     Location: Fort Edward, New York Rogers Rangers had been a thorn in the sides of the French and Indians throughout the campaigns along Lake George and Lake Champlain. They had their revenge on the rangers when they caught them with superior forces during an ambush … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Bemis Heights Scenario#: 18     Date: 7 Oct 1777     Location: Bemis Heights, New York On October 7th British General Burgoyne moved against the Americans in a determined effort to break through to Albany. Because of the thick forest however Burgoyne still had no solid information on the American positions. The Americans were well… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Bemis Heights (British Redoubts) Scenario#: 4     Date: 7 October 1777     Location: Saratoga, New York After Fraser was mortally wounded, the British retreated back to their camp. Arnold hearing of the Continental success rode out to join in the pursuit. The British had set up two redoubts near their camp, one was defended by Heinrich … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Bemis Heights (Saratoga) Scenario#: 1     Date: 7 October 1777     Location: Saratoga, New York After the battle of Freeman’s farm, Burgoyne, running low on men and food, was still in a very difficult position, but decided to wait in the hope that Clinton would arrive to join his army. While in the Continental camp … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Bennington Scenario#: 13     Date: 16 Aug 1777     Location: Walloomsac, New York In Walloomsac, New York, a rebel force of 2,000 men, led by General John Stark, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum. Baum’s force left Burgoyne’s camp on August 9. The force … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Birmingham Hill Scenario#: 15     Date: 11 Sept 1777     Location: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania Washington was unsure of Howe's intentions until news came of the maneuver up the Chesapeake Bay. Washington marched his army south of Philadelphia and took up a strong defensive position behind Brandywine Creek. Washington covered the main crossing… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Bloody Bridge Scenario#: 44     Date: 31 July 1763     Location: Fort Detroit, Michigan Chief Pontiac besieged Detroit during the summer of 1763. A British relief force led by Captain Dalzell reached the fort and decided to immediately attack Pontiac’s village. The relief force marched out of Fort Detroit near midnight on 31 July … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill Dispostions before the Battle and the British Plan Revolutionary War
Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill The Final Attack Revolutionary War
Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill The First Attack Revolutionary War
Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill The Second Attack Revolutionary War
Boston and Vicinity 1776 - The Seige of Boston Revolutionary War
Boston and Vicinity 17775 - Lexington and Concord Revolutionary War
Brandywine Scenario#: 14     Date: 11 Sept 1777     Location: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania General Howe began the battle not with muskets but with legs as he took the bulk of his force on a march around the American army defending along Brandywine Creek. While he was doing this General Knyphausen was pinning Washington’s … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Brandywine (British Flank Attack) Scenario#: 103     Date: 11 September 1777     Location: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania Around 2:30 on the 11th, Howe’s plan was carried out. Cornwallis was in position and shook his column out into line near Osborne’s hill, resting his troops for an hour, and then advanced toward the Birmingham Meeting House. Washington, now … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
Brandywine (Green's Rear Guard) Scenario#: 105     Date: 11 September 1777     Location: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania Sterling, Stephan and Sullivan divisions, on Washington’s right, could not hold against the steady attack of Cornwallis’ men. When ordered, Greene quickly moved and deployed his troops into line, which allowed the shaken troops to pass through their… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
Brandywine (Knyphausen's Attack) Scenario#: 104     Date: 11 September 1777     Location: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania At Chadds Ford, after Greene’s division was ordered to support the right, Knyphausen heard the sound of gunfire from the north and attacked. Once across the Brandywine, the Continental gun position was quickly overrun. Outnumbered, Wayne and… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
Brandywine (Washington's Attack) Scenario#: 102     Date: 11 September 1777     Location: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, the capital of the newly formed nation, was the chief objective of British General Howe in 1777. The British, after landing at Elk(ton) Maryland from the Chesapeake, marched toward the city on the Baltimore to Philadelphia road. … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
Bunker Hill Scenario#: 2     Date: 17 June 1775     Location: Charleston, Massachusetts In the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, General Gage, the British commander in chief in Boston, planned to seize the Charlestown peninsula, but before he could act, on the night of 16th June 1775, Continental troops occupied Breed’s … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
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
Bushy Run Scenario#: 45     Date: 5 Aug 1763     Location: Harrison City, Pennsylvania The various Indian tribes of the frontier had united under the leadership of Pontiac in a major effort to annihilate the British outposts. By summer of 1763, they had captured or reduced to ruins all the British forts in the … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Camden Scenario#: 8     Date: 16 August 1780     Location: Camden, South Carolina Camden in 1780 had become an important base of operations for the British. In late July a Continental Army under Major General Horatio Gates marched from the North and was threatening the British supplies in Camden. On 14th August, Cornwallis … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Camden Scenario#: 25     Date: 16 Aug 1780     Location: Camden, South Carolina General Gates took command of the Southern Department on July 25, 1780, and immediately marched its main army 120 miles towards the British supply base at Camden. Gate’s army was poorly equipped and fed. In an exhausted state, it consisted … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Cowpens Scenario#: 9     Date: 17 January 1781     Location: Cowpens, South Carolina Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the Continental Army in South Carolina, divided his forces sending Brigadier General Daniel Morgan to attack the British back country fort, Ninety-Six. Cornwallis dispatched Banastre Tarleton to catch the… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Cowpens Scenario#: 28     Date: 17 Jan 1781     Location: Cowpens, South Carolina Colonel Banastre Tarleton led a highly mobile and veteran force. In all, his fighting force amounted to about 1,100 men. Morgan’s American forces amounted to about 1,000 men of which many were recent recruits. However, he also had reliable Maryland … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Eutaw Springs Scenario#: 12     Date: 8 Sept 1781     Location: Ninety Six, South Carolina With knowledge of the British whereabouts, it was late August when Greene marched his army towards Stewart’s British camp at Eutaw Springs. Stewart, unaware of Greene’s approach, by chance was alerted when a British foraging party ran into the… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Eutaw Springs Scenario#: 33     Date: 8 Sept 1781     Location: Eutawville, South Carolina On September 8, 1781 General Greene with around 2,200 men advanced upon a British camp at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. The “Swamp Fox," General Francis Marion, who knew the area well de vised the plan of attack. The British commander … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Form! Form! It is only a scouting party! Scenario#: TR08     Date: October 4, 1777     Location: Germantown, Pennsylvania Battle of Germantown Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
Freeman's Farm Scenario#: 16     Date: 19 Sept 1777     Location: Saratoga, New York In September of 1777 British Lt. General John Burgoyne began his expedition. His path took him south from Canada toward Albany, NY. He encountered little Resistance in the early stages, and easily overtook positions as he marched. The Resistance… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Freeman's Farm (Saratoga) Scenario#: 3     Date: 19 September 1777     Location: Saratoga, New York The British campaign plan was to send General John Burgoyne from Canada, down the Hudson River and General Henry Clinton, up the Hudson River to capture Albany, which would spell the end of the American Resistance in the Hudson River … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Ft. Duquesne Scenario#: 35     Date: 17 July 1755     Location: Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania As Braddock drew near the French enlisted the aid of Indian tribes living in the area. Together with the 300 or so soldiers at the fort, plus the 600 Indians, the French would have close to 900 men to combat … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Germantown Scenario#: 17     Date: 4 Oct 1777     Location: Germantown, Pennsylvania Following the British victory at Brandywine on September 11, 1777, and subsequent occupation of Philadelphia, British forces had gone into bivouac. Washington in the meantime had gathered together an army of almost 11,000 men, of which 3,000 were… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Gloucester Raid Scenario#: 109     Date: 3 October 1781     Location: Gloucester, Virginia The British Army was under siege in Yorktown and running short of supplies. Cornwallis sent Tarleton to Gloucester, just across the York River, to search for supplies. Tarleton, believing that he only faced militia, sent out raiding parties. Mercer,… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
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
Green Springs Scenario#: 32     Date: 6 July 1781     Location: James City County, Virginia On July 5th, Lafayette reached Chickahominy Church near Green Springs farm. With him he had advance elements of Wayne’s Pennsylvanians. Before him Cornwallis had placed a detachment of the Queen’s Rangers and a mix of infantry. The rest of his … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Guilford Courthouse Scenario#: 10     Date: 15 March 1781     Location: Greensboro, North Carolina On March 14, 1781, while encamped at Deep River, Cornwallis was informed that Greene was encamped at Guilford Court House. Cornwallis decided to give battle, although he had only 1,900 men at his disposal. Cornwallis found the Continental positions… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Guilford Courthouse Scenario#: 30     Date: 15 March 1781     Location: Greensboro, North Carolina In early March, Greene received reinforcements of both militia and Continentals, bringing his total strength to just over 4,000 men. Greene decided that the time had come for action, and he knew where he wanted to fight. Cornwallis could not … 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
Hobkirk's Hill Scenario#: 11     Date: 25 April 1781     Location: Camden, South Carolina Lacking sufficient men to attack the British in Camden, Greene retired north and occupied a strong position on Hobkirk’s Hill. Greene hoped that he could draw Rawdon out of Camden and defeat him in an open battle. Rawdon, concerned that … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — C&C Tricorne
Hobkirk's Hill Scenario#: 31     Date: 25 April 1781     Location: Camden, South Carolina On April 25, just before dawn, British General Rawdon led 900 troops toward Hobkirk's Hill. The American force under General Greene was surprised by the early attack. They quickly formed into a single line of battle along the brow of … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Hubbardton Scenario#: 12     Date: 7 July 1777     Location: Hubbardton, Virginia The Battle of Hubbardton, occurred on July 7, in the village of Hubbardton, Vermont. On the morning of July 7, 1777, British forces, under General Simon Fraser, caught up with the American rear guard of the forces, retreating after the … Hold the Line — The American Revolution