Browse Items (137 total)
...lay waste your country with fire and sword.Scenario#: A412 Date: October 7, 1780 Location: King’s Mountain, South CarolinaBattle of Kings Mountain Horse & Musket — Annual #4 |
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“…their retreat was rapid beyond Conception."Scenario#: A314 Date: December 29, 1778 Location: Savannah, GeorgiaCapture of Savannah Horse & Musket — Annual #3 |
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“Extreme bravery can conquer anything.”Scenario#: A318 Date: September 19, 1779 Location: Savannah, GeorgiaSiege of Savannah Horse & Musket — Annual #3 |
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“Fortune has not been our friend.”Scenario#: A303 Date: April 25, 1781 Location: Camden, South CarolinaBattle of Hobkirk's Hill Horse & Musket — Annual #3 |
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“They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!”Scenario#: A406 Date: August 16, 1777 Location: Walloomsac, New YorkBattle of Bennington Horse & Musket — Annual #4 |
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Another such would have ruined us.Scenario#: TR02 Date: June 17, 1775 Location: Charleston, MassachusettsBattle of Bunker Hill Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV) |
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Arnold at QuebecScenario#: 5 Date: 31 Dec 1775 Location: Quebec, CanadaDuring 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 |
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Atlantic Seaboard 1781 - Washington's March and the Navel ActionsRevolutionary War |
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AugustaScenario#: 47 Date: 14 Sept 1780 Location: Augusta, GeorgiaSometime 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 |
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Battle on SnowshoesScenario#: 37 Date: 13 March 1758 Location: Fort Edward, New YorkRogers 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 |
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Bemis HeightsScenario#: 18 Date: 7 Oct 1777 Location: Bemis Heights, New YorkOn 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 |
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Bemis Heights (British Redoubts)Scenario#: 4 Date: 7 October 1777 Location: Saratoga, New YorkAfter 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 |
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Bemis Heights (Saratoga)Scenario#: 1 Date: 7 October 1777 Location: Saratoga, New YorkAfter 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 |
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BenningtonScenario#: 13 Date: 16 Aug 1777 Location: Walloomsac, New YorkIn 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 |
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Birmingham HillScenario#: 15 Date: 11 Sept 1777 Location: Chadds Ford Township, PennsylvaniaWashington 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 |
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Bloody BridgeScenario#: 44 Date: 31 July 1763 Location: Fort Detroit, MichiganChief 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 |
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Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill Dispostions before the Battle and the British PlanRevolutionary War |
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Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill The Final AttackRevolutionary War |
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Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill The First AttackRevolutionary War |
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Boston and Vicinity 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill The Second AttackRevolutionary War |
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Boston and Vicinity 1776 - The Seige of BostonRevolutionary War |
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Boston and Vicinity 17775 - Lexington and ConcordRevolutionary War |
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BrandywineScenario#: 14 Date: 11 Sept 1777 Location: Chadds Ford Township, PennsylvaniaGeneral 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 |
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Brandywine (British Flank Attack)Scenario#: 103 Date: 11 September 1777 Location: Chadds Ford Township, PennsylvaniaAround 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! |
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Brandywine (Green's Rear Guard)Scenario#: 105 Date: 11 September 1777 Location: Chadds Ford Township, PennsylvaniaSterling, 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! |
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Brandywine (Knyphausen's Attack)Scenario#: 104 Date: 11 September 1777 Location: Chadds Ford Township, PennsylvaniaAt 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! |
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Brandywine (Washington's Attack)Scenario#: 102 Date: 11 September 1777 Location: Chadds Ford Township, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, 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! |
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Bunker HillScenario#: 2 Date: 17 June 1775 Location: Charleston, MassachusettsIn 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 |
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Bunker HillScenario#: 2 Date: 17 June 1775 Location: Charleston, MassachusettsThe 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 |
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Bushy RunScenario#: 45 Date: 5 Aug 1763 Location: Harrison City, PennsylvaniaThe 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 |
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CamdenScenario#: 8 Date: 16 August 1780 Location: Camden, South CarolinaCamden 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 |
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CamdenScenario#: 25 Date: 16 Aug 1780 Location: Camden, South CarolinaGeneral 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 |
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CowpensScenario#: 9 Date: 17 January 1781 Location: Cowpens, South CarolinaMajor 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 |
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CowpensScenario#: 28 Date: 17 Jan 1781 Location: Cowpens, South CarolinaColonel 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 |
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Eutaw SpringsScenario#: 12 Date: 8 Sept 1781 Location: Ninety Six, South CarolinaWith 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 |
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Eutaw SpringsScenario#: 33 Date: 8 Sept 1781 Location: Eutawville, South CarolinaOn 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 |
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Form! Form! It is only a scouting party!Scenario#: TR08 Date: October 4, 1777 Location: Germantown, PennsylvaniaBattle of Germantown Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV) |
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Freeman's FarmScenario#: 16 Date: 19 Sept 1777 Location: Saratoga, New YorkIn 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 |
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Freeman's Farm (Saratoga)Scenario#: 3 Date: 19 September 1777 Location: Saratoga, New YorkThe 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 |
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Ft. DuquesneScenario#: 35 Date: 17 July 1755 Location: Fort Duquesne, PennsylvaniaAs 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 |
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GermantownScenario#: 17 Date: 4 Oct 1777 Location: Germantown, PennsylvaniaFollowing 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 |
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Gloucester RaidScenario#: 109 Date: 3 October 1781 Location: Gloucester, VirginiaThe 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! |
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Great BridgeScenario#: 3 Date: 9 Dec 1775 Location: Great Bridge, VirginiaThe 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 |
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Green SpringsScenario#: 32 Date: 6 July 1781 Location: James City County, VirginiaOn 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 |
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Guilford CourthouseScenario#: 10 Date: 15 March 1781 Location: Greensboro, North CarolinaOn 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 |
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Guilford CourthouseScenario#: 30 Date: 15 March 1781 Location: Greensboro, North CarolinaIn 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 |
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Harlem HeightsScenario#: 8 Date: 16 Sept 1776 Location: Manhattan, New YorkThe 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 |
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Hobkirk's HillScenario#: 11 Date: 25 April 1781 Location: Camden, South CarolinaLacking 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 |
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Hobkirk's HillScenario#: 31 Date: 25 April 1781 Location: Camden, South CarolinaOn 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 |
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HubbardtonScenario#: 12 Date: 7 July 1777 Location: Hubbardton, VirginiaThe 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 |