Cavalry vs. Redskins in the old west
Hostiles in Sight

This was our fourth game for the year 2009. We played this at China Inn Restaurant in Pearl Mississippi on February 7th. Our rules were Bugles Boots & Saddles by former Jackson Gamer Larry Brom. The Game-master, Jay Stribling, rather heavily modified the rules, substituting mechanics from Every Man a Briton so that the Indians moved "Automatically."

All of the players commanded cavalry units. The game mechanics with a little help from Stribling moved the redskins. The white men were to move from one end of the game table to the other, while keeping their remount horse herd, supply wagon, and commands intact. They were to also look for a party of settlers menaced by the Red men and a wayward stage coach might also make an appearance.I

Photo by Jim Pitts

The massed cavalry sweep enters the valley. On the right is a troop of the 9th U.S. Cavalry, then a troop of white cavalry, and another troop of the 9th. Behind them are two more troops of white cavalry.

The players were: Ed Sansing, John Switzer, Jim Pitts, Sean Pitts, Bill Hamilton, Phil Youg (all U.S. Cavalry players) and Fred Diamond as the settlers.

Photo by Jim Pitts

A Troop, 9th U.S. Cavalry charges a band of Indians along a hillside. Although just armed with bows, these Indians must have been trained by William Tell or Robin Hood for they did great execution among the gallant troopers. Both the squadron commander and the troop commander were wounded and finally only the troop sergeant and two troopers actually meleed with the Indians. They lost the melee and the sergeant was killed.

Photo by Jim Pitts

More cavalry and the column supply train enters the valley. They begin to spread out to sweep through it after sighting several scattered Indian bands.

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The aftermath of the 9th Cavalry's charge with wounded left lying under the bows of the Indians, who are whooping it up on the hillside. For some reason they decided not to come down to capture the wounded "Buffalo soldiers."

Photo by Jim Pitts

Maybe it was because a troop of white cavalry and B Troop, 9th U.S. Cavalry were just off to their left waiting to extract revenge if the Indians came down off the hill.

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But B Troop, 9th U.S. Cavalry didn't stay inactive for long, charging another band of Indians who were trying to capture the Diamond homestead, which was valiantly being defended by Ma and Pa Diamond and all the little Diamonds. And more Indian bands are approaching.

Photo by Jim Pitts

While B Troop, 9th U.S. Cavalry goes to the aid of the Diamonds, the white cavalry troop dismounts to protect the wounded troopers of A Troop, 9th U.S. Cavalry and disperses the Indian band with their well-aimed rifle fire.

Photo by Jim Pitts

Meanwhile the rear guard defends the cavalry remounts from a band of marauding Indians. They were able to fight off the Indians and save the remounts for later use.

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The fighting around the Diamond homestead gets more furious as additional cavalry and Indians come into contact.

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A small band of Indians tries to overrun a dismounted cavalry troop but the cavalry's rifle and pistol fire ended the Indian threat very quickly.

Photo by Jim Pitts

The final melee around the settler's home (outpost). The indians never could close with the semi-fortified farm. The settler fire drove them off each time.

So, Who won this battle?

The Cavalry won the battle. The "Automatic" movement mechanisms sometimes forced the Indians to do odd things. Although the cavalry had some setbacks, ususally due to the fire of dismounted hostiles, they generally prevailed in every encounter.

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