The first of our 2011 games
On the Road to Brittney
A British strike at Patriot supplies
This is our first game for the year 2011. We played this at Jay Stribling's home in Jackson Mississippi on January 1st. Our rules were Disperse ye Damned Rebels by former Jackson Gamer Larry Brom, with a few "home brewed" modifications.
Photo by Jay Stribling
Brittanian Generals Jim Pitts (on left) and Bill Hamilton (right) decide on the initial move of their forces onto the battlefield.
Photo by Jay Stribling
John Murdaugh, commanding the Brittanian left flank contemplates the situation.
Photo by Jay Stribling
Bill Hamilton's Brittannian infantry advance on the Patriot center-left. Several of the units have taken casualties.
Photo by Jay Stribling
Action on the Patriot right (Brittannian left) began with a cavalry battle between Sean Pitt's two Murican regiments and John Murdaugh's Brittanian mounted units.
Photo by Jay Stribling
Jay Stribling's Murican forces in the center soon after the start of the game. Stribling's deployment of the elite Continental brigade in the front lines, was an error. It meant that the two regiments of rifles in the Virginia brigade had their 30" line of fire blocked. It took 5 turns or so to get the rifles to firing positions.
Photo by Jay Stribling
A somewhat later view of the center. Stribling has his rifles in the rough ground on the left of the image, and more rifles occupied the rough ground, just out of view on the right.
Photo by Jay Stribling
Towards the latter part of the game, Stribling has pushed rifle-armed troops into the rough terrain on the right. Sean Pitts has withdrawn the Murican cavalry (at bottom right in image) after it told off the Brittanian mounted forces and his infantry is just out of view on the right.
Photo by Jay Stribling
Another view of the same area, showing the advancing Brittanian infantry commanded by John Murdaugh on the extreme Patriot right.
Photo by Jay Stribling
An even better view of Sean Pitt's infantry on the Patriot right. The Brittanians, on their extreme left were not too eager to advance into the fire of Sean's troops.
Who were the players in this game?
The Patriot players were Ed Sansing, Sean Pitts and Jay Stribling The British players were Jim Pitts, Bill Hamilton, and John Murdaugh.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Part of the Murican battleline on their left flank (one of Sansing's brigades) as seen by the advancing British. This view is early in the battle. The small woods on either side of the road shown here were later infested with rifle-armed Hessian Jagers.
Photo by Jim Pitts
The 1st Hessian Brigade and the 1st Brittannian Brigade advance on the right flank of the line. Both were under the command on Generalmajor von Pitzfeld. In the background are the brigades commanded by Major General Sir William Hamilton.
Photo by Jim Pitts
The 1st British Brigade and its attached gun, followed by one of Hamilton's brigades). Note the green-coated Brittannian Loyalist unit skirmishing out front.
Photo by Jim Pitts
The Hessian jagers fire a volley at the Muricans while the grenadiers and fusilers begin to deploy. The rules allow rifle-armed units, such as these jagers, to fire only every other turn.
Photo by Jim Pitts
More action between the Hessians, supported by a British battalion, and the defending Muricans commanded by General Sansing. Note the troop density here. We really had too many troops for an 8-foot gaming table.
The Game-master notes this, but after painting all of those troops, it is hard not to throw them into a game! He promises a lower troop density for the next Murican Revolution game!
Photo by Jim Pitts
Sansing's New York brigade has finally deployed against the Hessains and Brittanians. With the "big boys" getting into the action, the jagers have withdrawn into the trees.
Photo by Jim Pitts
The Brittanian 1st Brigade (a foot battalion, the converged grenadiers, and some Tories) cover the right flank of Hamilton's advance against Estes' barn, a rebel supply depot. In the background can be seen some of Major General Murdaugh's brigades as they advance against the rebels.
So, who won this game?
The Brittanians could not force their way forward. There was distinct lack of enthusiasm for the bayonet on both sides. The Brittannian plan was to hold on the left and center-left and to attack with a major part of the army on the right.
If we had not had to end the game around 3:15 in the afternoon, they might have prevailed. As it was, the compressed frontage and high troop density did not allow them enough space to deploy troops and utilize their superior firepower before the game ended.
On points it was a Patriot victory since the attacking Brittanians got near, but not to the supplies hidden in the barn and the road exits to Brittney.
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