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Kings Mountain Scenario#: 27     Date: 7 Oct 1780     Location: Kings Mountain, South Carolina As British General Cornwallis advanced into North Carolina in September 1780 he had Major Patrick Ferguson protect his western flank with a command comprised of 1,075 disciplined loyalists. Ferguson issued a proclamation for the American rebels to… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
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
Weitzel's Mill Scenario#: 29     Date: 6 March 1781     Location: Guilford County, North Carolina In the spring of 1781 Cornwallis had an opportunity to corner and destroy a major portion of Green's army when the Americans divided their forces for subsisting purposes. He sent Tarleton’s dragoons in a rapid march and followed with his … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
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
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
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
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
Yorktown Scenario#: 34     Date: 8 Sept 1781     Location: Yorktown, Virginia The Allies skillfully built a network of trenches with little or no counter action by the British. At this point in the campaign Cornwallis had little choice. His casualty list was augmented daily by men sick with fever or other … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
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
Lake George Scenario#: 36     Date: 8 Sept 1755     Location: Fort William Henry, New York Johnson had a force of approximately 3,000 New England militia and a small group of Mohawk Indians. He established a fortified camp near Crown Point . Meanwhile, French General Dieskau had moved his men to within striking distance of Johnson … 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
Louisburg Scenario#: 38     Date: 8 June 1758     Location: Louisburg, Nova Scotia Louisburg was the strongest fortress in French or British America and guarded the entrance to the St. Lawrence and New France. The key to taking the fortress was establishing a beach head on Ile Royale which required an amphibious landing … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Ticonderoga Scenario#: 39     Date: 8 July 1758     Location: Ticonderoga, New York By the summer of 1758 the British had put together the largest army seen on the continent to that time: over 17,000 men. In command was General Abercromby, whose orders were to take Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga). To defend Fort Carillon … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Quebec Strategic Scenario#: 40     Date: 31 July 1759     Location: Quebec, Canada On 31 July, the first serious attempt by Wolfe’s troops to land on the northern shore led to the Battle of Montmorency. Approximately 3,500 troops, attempted to land, but came under heavy fire; Wolfe pulled his troops back after taking … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Montmorency Falls Scenario#: 41     Date: 31 July 1759     Location: Beauport, Canada During the Summer of 1759 British general Wolfe was frustrated by the terrain around Quebec as it thwarted attempts to bring the French army to battle. He finally decided to do a combined amphibious assault against the heights near Montmorency … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Quebec: Plains of Abraham Scenario#: 42     Date: 13 Sept 1759     Location: Quebec, Canada On the night of 13 September, Wolfe sent a diversionary force in boats far above the city while naval forces demonstrated below Quebec as Wolfe successfully led his main assault force up the cliffs along a narrow path. As morning … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Ste-Foy Scenario#: 43     Date: 28 April 1760     Location: Quebec, Canada The French mustered their forces to retake Quebec after its fall. They had a sizeable army assembled for the counter attack and drew up outside of Quebec near Ste-Foy under general Levis. The British under Murray were greatly outnumbered … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
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
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
Oriskany Scenario#: 46     Date: 6 Aug 1777     Location: Oriskany, New York General Herkimer’s relief column was ambushed on its way to Fort Stanwix by Iroquois warriors. A rainstorm saved them by disrupting the ambush, allowing him time to consolidate his forces on high ground. As the storm ends British Loyalist … Hold the Line — The French & Indian 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
Pell's Point Scenario#: 101     Date: 18 October 1776     Location: Pelham Bay Park, New York Sir William Howe, deciding against a frontal attack against Washington’s Continentals on Harlem Heights, instead planned to flank Washington, but the first attempt at Throgs Neck failed. A second attempt was planned, but Washington had already… 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!
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 (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 (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!
Savannah Scenario#: 106     Date: 9 October 1779     Location: Savannah, Georgia The occupation of Savannah by the British was part of their strategy to bring Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia back under royal control. General Prevost commanded the British defenses, while Comte d’Estaing’s and Benjamin Lincoln led the joint… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
Springfield Scenario#: 107     Date: 28 June 1780     Location: Springfield, New Jersey In June, Clinton and Knyphausen planned to make a second attempt on Washington’s main encampment at Morristown. Knyphausen would drive north, while Clinton moved up the Hudson. If Washington moved to attack Knyphausen, Henry would come ashore and… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
King's Mountain Scenario#: 108     Date: 7 October 1780     Location: Kings Mountain, North Carolina After the skirmish at Musgrove’s Mill, Ferguson received news that a large body of militia was advancing towards him and he moved the Loyalist units he had raised and organized in Carolina to join Cornwallis in Charlotte. Just a days … Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
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!
Yorktown (Assault On Redoubt #9 & #10) Scenario#: 110     Date: 14 October 1781     Location: Yorktown, Virginia Revolutionary War battles tend to focus on British and American soldiers engaged in close, hand-to-hand combat, the siege of Yorktown, however, was primarily waged at long range by artillery, with relatively few direct troop confrontations. One key… Commands & Colors: Tricorne — The French & More!
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)
The death of a soldier fighting for the rights of man. Scenario#: TR04     Date: August 16, 1780     Location: Camden, South Carolina Battle of Camden Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
The most obstinate fight I ever saw. Scenario#: TR06     Date: September 8, 1781     Location: Eutaw Springs, South Carolina Battle of Eutaw Springs Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
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)
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again. Scenario#: TR09     Date: March 15, 1781     Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Battle of Guilford Court House Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
If you refuse, I shall shoot you through the head. Scenario#: TR12     Date: August 27, 1776     Location: Long Island, New York Battle of Long Island Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
The Sullivan Expedition Scenario#: TR14     Date: August 29, 1779     Location: Newtown, New York Battle of Newtown Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
It's a fine fox hunt, boys! Scenario#: TR15     Date: January 3, 1777     Location: Princeton, New Jersey Battle of Princeton Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
The Decisive Battle of the American Revolution Scenario#: TR18     Date: October 7, 1777     Location: Saratoga, New York Battles of Saratoga Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)
Yo Solo Scenario#: TR19     Date: May 8, 1781     Location: Pensacola, Florida Siege of Pensacola Horse & Musket — Tides of Revolution (IV)