019.Long Island_BL_a - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| Turns: | 40 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | British |
| Second Side: | Continental Army |
Date: 26-27 August 1776 - Scale/Size: Battalion Level, Large - Location: Long Island, New York, across the harbor from Manhattan Island.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - At 0900 on August 27, 1776, the British attack on the American positions at Brooklyn got underway. On the British left, General James Grant led a division along Gowan’s Bay. In the center, the Hessian Major General Leopold Philipp von Heister would lead his troops against the defended Flatbush and Bedford passes. The main hammer however, was the British 1st Line, commanded by Lieutenant General Henry Clinton and accompanied by General William Howe himself. The 1st Line was led by the battalions of Light Infantry and Grenadiers, select men from all of the British regiments of foot. In reserve was the British 2nd Line, led by Lieutenant General Hugh Percy commanding the Brigade of Foot Guards, 2 Battalions of the 71st Foot (Highland) as well as the 3rd Brigade.
The American left was a small detachment of Pennsylvania Rifles led by Colonel Samuel Miles, who soon found themselves in a running fight, as the British swarmed around them. The American right was anchored by Brigadier General William Alexander’s brigade, and had managed to put up stiff resistance against Grant. It was the middle that buckled when word spread that the British were behind their positions. The Americans would make it back to their main fortifications, just barely.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Crown forces against the AI, but can be played from either side or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: The Battle for New York by Barnet Schecter.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - At 0900 on August 27, 1776, the British attack on the American positions at Brooklyn got underway. On the British left, General James Grant led a division along Gowan’s Bay. In the center, the Hessian Major General Leopold Philipp von Heister would lead his troops against the defended Flatbush and Bedford passes. The main hammer however, was the British 1st Line, commanded by Lieutenant General Henry Clinton and accompanied by General William Howe himself. The 1st Line was led by the battalions of Light Infantry and Grenadiers, select men from all of the British regiments of foot. In reserve was the British 2nd Line, led by Lieutenant General Hugh Percy commanding the Brigade of Foot Guards, 2 Battalions of the 71st Foot (Highland) as well as the 3rd Brigade.
The American left was a small detachment of Pennsylvania Rifles led by Colonel Samuel Miles, who soon found themselves in a running fight, as the British swarmed around them. The American right was anchored by Brigadier General William Alexander’s brigade, and had managed to put up stiff resistance against Grant. It was the middle that buckled when word spread that the British were behind their positions. The Americans would make it back to their main fortifications, just barely.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Crown forces against the AI, but can be played from either side or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: The Battle for New York by Barnet Schecter.
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