005.Concord_CL - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| Turns: | 18 |
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| First Side: | British |
| Second Side: | Continental Army |
Date: 19 April 1775 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Small - Location: Lexington, about 18 miles WNW of Boston, Mass.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - 2 hours after sunrise the British expedition arrived in Concord to begin their search and seizure of Rebel contraband. One company of light infantry was sent to secure the South Bridge. With the Rebels gathering on nearby Punkatasset Hill, it was deemed prudent to send a stronger force to secure the North Bridge and search the farms to the north and west of town. Four companies marched a mile beyond the bridge to search Barrett's Mill. Two companies watched over the Training Field, while the 43rd's Light Company covered the North Bridge itself. The Grenadiers and remaining troops remained in Concord proper, uncovering three 24-lb iron cannon.
The Militia moved down from the hill to the Training Field and the British began to fall back. Col. Barrett ordered an advance, prompting the British to move completely back over the bridge, where they began to pull up planks from the bridge. The local Concord men could not abide this insult and moved to stop them. The British had become disordered in their bridge crossing and subsequent deployment. Despite explicit order not to fire, one of the British Regulars touched off his weapon, followed by two more and then a full, ragged volley. The Battle of Concord had begun, but the heavily outnumbered British still had to hold the North Bridge in order for the four companies further west could rejoin the expedition safely.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Can be played from either side against the AI or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - 2 hours after sunrise the British expedition arrived in Concord to begin their search and seizure of Rebel contraband. One company of light infantry was sent to secure the South Bridge. With the Rebels gathering on nearby Punkatasset Hill, it was deemed prudent to send a stronger force to secure the North Bridge and search the farms to the north and west of town. Four companies marched a mile beyond the bridge to search Barrett's Mill. Two companies watched over the Training Field, while the 43rd's Light Company covered the North Bridge itself. The Grenadiers and remaining troops remained in Concord proper, uncovering three 24-lb iron cannon.
The Militia moved down from the hill to the Training Field and the British began to fall back. Col. Barrett ordered an advance, prompting the British to move completely back over the bridge, where they began to pull up planks from the bridge. The local Concord men could not abide this insult and moved to stop them. The British had become disordered in their bridge crossing and subsequent deployment. Despite explicit order not to fire, one of the British Regulars touched off his weapon, followed by two more and then a full, ragged volley. The Battle of Concord had begun, but the heavily outnumbered British still had to hold the North Bridge in order for the four companies further west could rejoin the expedition safely.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Can be played from either side against the AI or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer.
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