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Slaughter at Sundown Scenario#: HC01     Date: July 27, 1689     Location: Killiecrankie, Scotland Scottish loyalty to William III was not absolute. In the highlands James II had many supporters, and in 1689 they rose in rebellion. They were called Jacobites, and they fought for James II mostly because the powerful and unpopular Campbell … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
Confusion on the Moors Scenario#: HC02     Date: November 13, 1715     Location: Sheriffmuir, Scotland The 1715 Jacobite rebellion began auspiciously. The Jacobites managed to secure almost half of Scotland without much fighting. Their army numbered over 10,000, the largest Jacobite force ever raised. James Francis Edward Stuart, who would be James… Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
Rob Roy’s Last Battle Scenario#: HC03     Date: June 10, 1719     Location: Glen Shiel, Scotland Following the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain and France became allies. As a result, the Jacobites put their hopes on Spain. Phillip V wanted to return the kingdom to its former glory. The resulting War of the Quadruple Alliance … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
Schwerin’s Big Moment Scenario#: FW01     Date: April 14, 1741     Location: Mollwitz, Silesia The young Frederick II touched off the War of the Austrian Succession on December 16, 1740 with his invasion of Silesia. However, Maria Theresa was determined to regain her lost province. She released Wilhelm von Neipperg from prison and gave … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Frederick’s First Victory Scenario#: FW02     Date: May 17, 1742     Location: Chotusice, Bohemia Prince Charles of Lorraine, an influential Hapsburg, was sent by Maria to retake Prague. After failing to destroy Frederick’s scattered army in detail, Charles confronted the Prussians near Chotusitz. Although Frederick’s army was not fully deployed,… Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Frederick’s First Great Victory Scenario#: FW03     Date: June 4, 1745     Location: Hohenfriedberg, Striegau, Prussian Silesia Frederick II reentered the war at the behest of Louis XV of France. As was his style, he launched an offensive in 1744, but he was outmaneuvered by the skilled Otto von Traun. However, it was Charles who was selected … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Accidental Cannae Scenario#: HC04     Date: September 21, 1745     Location: Prestonpans, Scotland After Fontenoy, Charles Edward Stuart, son of “James III & VIII,” decided the time had come to lead a highland uprising that would restore the Stuarts to the British throne. Against all advice, and without the blessing of Louis XV, … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
Victory Against All Odds Scenario#: FW04     Date: September 30, 1745     Location: Soor, Hajnice, Bohemia Charles, in a move of surprising boldness, marched on Frederick’s camp in Bohemia. He occupied the hills that Frederick, in a lapse of judgment, had failed to fortify. Frederick was undeterred. He formed his forces in columns and lunged at … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Last Chance for the Jacobites Scenario#: HC05     Date: January 17, 1746     Location: Falkirk, Scotland After driving within 50 miles of London and turning back, the Jacobites returned to Scotland. At Falkirk they surprised a force under Henry Hawley. The dragoons charged the highlanders, but they were adept at defeating horsemen, and the dragoons were… Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
The Last Highland Charge Scenario#: HC06     Date: April 16, 1756     Location: Culloden, Scotland Through the winter Cumberland massed an army at Aberdeen, and then marched on Inverness. Charlie chose to meet them head on. After Murray failed to carry out a night attack the British marched on the Jacobite encampment at Culloden Moor. … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
Frederick’s First Defeat Scenario#: FW05     Date: June 18, 1757     Location: Kolín, Bohemia The Seven Years’ War saw a vastly improved Austrian army confronting the still vaunted Prussian military machine. Following his costly victory at Prague, Frederick was forced to meet an Austrian relief column under Leopold von Daun. Despite the… Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Frederick’s Great Victory Scenario#: FW06     Date: December 5, 1757     Location: Leuthen, Silesia, Prussia Following his stunning victory over the French at Rossbach, Frederick had to confront the Austrian invasion of Silesia. Although the Austrians had taken Breslau, they were currently led by the hapless Charles, who Frederick had defeated in three… Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
October Surprise Scenario#: FW07     Date: October 14, 1758     Location: Hochkirch, Saxony Following his costly victory over the Russians at Zorndorf, Frederick encamped his army in an exposed position at Hochkirk, where they drew supplies. Against better advice, Frederick remained. In the Austrian camp, Franz von Lacy convinced Daun to… Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Prussia Resurgent Scenario#: FW08     Date: August 15, 1760     Location: Liegnitz, Prussian Silesia The defeats at Hochkirk and Kunersdorf had shattered Prussian morale and it appeared only a matter of time before either Russia or Austria dealt the crippling blow. At Liegnitz, Daun and Lacy tried to do just that. They had Ernst … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Frederick’s War
Marengo Scenario#: 5     Date: 1800/06/14     Location: Alessandria, Italy The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy. Near the end of the day, the French overcame Gen. … Napoleon's War — The Gates of Moscow
Alexandria Scenario#: 9     Date: 1801/03/21     Location: Alexandria, Egypt The Battle of Alexandria, or Battle of Canope, was fought on 21 March 1801 between the army of Napoleon's French First Republic under General Jacques-François Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercromby. The battle took place… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Austerlitz Scenario#: 6     Date: 1805/12/02     Location: Austerlitz, Austria The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. In what is widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon, the Grande … Napoleon's War — The Gates of Moscow
Jena Scenario#: 10     Date: 1806/10/14     Location: Jena, Germany The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The decisive … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Auerstadt Scenario#: 11     Date: 1806/10/14     Location: Auerstadt, Germany The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The decisive … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Aspern-Essling Scenario#: 7     Date: 1809/05/22     Location: Aspern, Austria In the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. The battle was the first time Napoleon had been personally … Napoleon's War — The Gates of Moscow
Bussaco Scenario#: 12     Date: 1810/09/27     Location: Luso, Portugal The Battle of Buçaco or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army. Having occupied the… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Borodino Scenario#: 8     Date: 1812/09/07     Location: Borodino, Russia The Battle of Borodino took place on 7 September 1812 during Napoleon's French invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée won the battle against the Imperial Russian Army with casualties in a ratio 2:3, but failed to gain a decisive victory. … Napoleon's War — The Gates of Moscow
Queenston Heights Scenario#: 13     Date: 1812/10/13     Location: Queenston, Upper Canada The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle in the War of 1812. Resulting in a British victory, it took place on 13 October 1812… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
Chippawa Scenario#: 14     Date: 1814/07/05     Location: Chippawa, Upper Canada The Battle of Chippawa was a victory for the United States Army in the War of 1812, during its invasion on July 5, 1814 of the British Empire's colony of Upper Canada along the Niagara River. This battle and the … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
Bladensburg Scenario#: 15     Date: 1814/08/24     Location: Bladensburg, Maryland The Battle of Bladensburg was a battle of the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812, fought on 24 August 1814 at Bladensburg, Maryland, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) northeast of Washington, D.C. Called "the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
New Orleans Scenario#: 16     Date: 1815/01/08     Location: New Orleans, Louisiana The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
Ligny Scenario#: 1     Date: 1815/06/16     Location: Ligny, Belgium TheBattle of Ligny was fought on 16 June 1815, in which French troops of the Armée du Nord under the command of Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher, near Ligny in present-day Belgium. … Napoleon's War — The 100 Days
Quatre Bras Scenario#: 3     Date: 1815/06/16     Location: Quatre Bras, Belgium The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought on 16 June 1815, as a preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo that occurred two days later. The battle took place near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras and was contested … Napoleon's War — The 100 Days
Wavre Scenario#: 2     Date: 1815/06/18     Location: Wavre, Belgium The Battle of Wavre was the final major military action of the Hundred Days campaign and the Napoleonic Wars. It was fought on 18–19 June 1815 between the Prussian rearguard, consisting of the Prussian III Corps under the command of … Napoleon's War — The 100 Days
Waterloo Scenario#: 4     Date: 1815/06/18     Location: Waterloo, Belgium The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of … Napoleon's War — The 100 Days
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The First T-34s Scenario#: 19     Date: 23 June 1941     Location: Radekhov, Russia On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, the soldiers of the 11th Panzer were itching for a fight. They were superbly led, well trained, experienced, and had tasted only victory. As they trained near the Soviet border, few believed the official … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
The Bloody Triangle Scenario#: 20     Date: 25 June 1941     Location: Dubno, Russia Although unknown to them at the time, the 11th Panzer Division had become the point of the spear in the largest tank battle in history (to that point). In some ways, it was the "first Kursk". This week long battle, … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Take Dubno…or be Shot! Scenario#: 21     Date: 27 June 1941     Location: Dubno, Russia While the bulk of the 11th Panzer Division was racing onward to Ostrog, Brigade Commissar N.K. Popel, commander of the 8th Mechanized Corp, was told, "If you take Dubno by evening, you'll get a medal. If you don't, you'll be … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
A trip to the Russian Dentist Scenario#: E13     Date: 12 July 1941     Location: Vitebsk, Russia As the 20th Panzer Division drove towards Vitebsk, its 21st Regiment faced the task of forcing a crossing of the River Daugava near the burnt out village of Ulla. It was at this action that future Tiger ace Otto Carius … Band of Brothers — Extras
Our Goose is Cooked Scenario#: 22     Date: 21 July 1941     Location: Uman, Russia After another month of hard fighting, the 11th Panzer Division was heading towards Uman in an attempt to help encircle a couple of Soviet armies. 5th Company of the 15th Panzer Regiment had, on the 20th, intercepted and destroyed a … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Hill 251 Scenario#: 23     Date: 21 July 1941     Location: Uman, Russia Although winning battle after battle, the war was beginning to take a toll on the 11th. As they took more casualties and spread out over more territory, they were being stretched thin. They were able to only push a small … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Vyazma Scenario#: 24     Date: 9 Oct 1941     Location: Vyazma, Russia The 11th was transferred north to be part of Operation Typhoon, the planned drive on Moscow. The first part of the operation was yet another pincer move - this one would end west of the Russian capital. The division attacked … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Twelve Miles from Moscow Scenario#: 25     Date: 29 Nov 1941     Location: Alabuschevo, Russia By the middle of November, the ground had frozen enough to allow movement. The Germans once again decided on a pincer move. The goal was to link up at the city of Noginsk, east of the capital. Kampfgruppe Fricke, including … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer