025.Harlem_CL_b - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| Turns: | 48 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Continental Army |
| Second Side: | British |
Date: 16 September 1776 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Small - Location: Manhattan Island, New York, in the area between modern 127th Street and 110th Street, at 10th Avenue.
Scenario Briefing: Early on September 16 Washington received reports, which proved to be unfounded, that the British were advancing. Washington, who had been expecting an attack, ordered Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton's Rangers to reconnoiter the British lines. They were accompanied by a few companies of the newly arrived 3rd Virginia regiment under Major Andrew Leitch. As they pushed through the area between the armies, they encountered companies from the 2nd British Light Battalion, also out probing no-man's land.
A give and take battle ensued, with Knowlton eventually falling back on the Point of Rocks. Brigadier General Alexander Leslie and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis would feed more units into the growing engagement. For his part, General George Washington also weighed sending in troops to fix the British in place and sent the Rangers and Virginians on a flanking move. As it happened, the battle was inconclusive. Howe would next look toward flanking the American positions, to which Washington would counter, culminating at the battle of White Plains, before finding themselves back on Manhattan in November to storm Fort Washington.
Design Note: This scenario focuses on the morning skirmish between the American Rangers under Thomas Knowlton and Alexander Leslie's British Light Infantry. Knowlton's task is to probe as much as possible, and if (when) the British push back, defend against the British going to far in force. Washington has not yet decided to try and trap the Light Infantry in the Hollow Way. That is another story (and scenario). The most experienced player should take the American side for Head-to-Head.
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 of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776 With a Review of the Events of the Campaign by Henry P. Johnston (Available for free online and at many used book sellers).
Scenario Briefing: Early on September 16 Washington received reports, which proved to be unfounded, that the British were advancing. Washington, who had been expecting an attack, ordered Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton's Rangers to reconnoiter the British lines. They were accompanied by a few companies of the newly arrived 3rd Virginia regiment under Major Andrew Leitch. As they pushed through the area between the armies, they encountered companies from the 2nd British Light Battalion, also out probing no-man's land.
A give and take battle ensued, with Knowlton eventually falling back on the Point of Rocks. Brigadier General Alexander Leslie and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis would feed more units into the growing engagement. For his part, General George Washington also weighed sending in troops to fix the British in place and sent the Rangers and Virginians on a flanking move. As it happened, the battle was inconclusive. Howe would next look toward flanking the American positions, to which Washington would counter, culminating at the battle of White Plains, before finding themselves back on Manhattan in November to storm Fort Washington.
Design Note: This scenario focuses on the morning skirmish between the American Rangers under Thomas Knowlton and Alexander Leslie's British Light Infantry. Knowlton's task is to probe as much as possible, and if (when) the British push back, defend against the British going to far in force. Washington has not yet decided to try and trap the Light Infantry in the Hollow Way. That is another story (and scenario). The most experienced player should take the American side for Head-to-Head.
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 of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776 With a Review of the Events of the Campaign by Henry P. Johnston (Available for free online and at many used book sellers).
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