047.Stanwix_CL_a - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| First Side: | Continental Army |
| Second Side: | British |
Date: 06 August 1777 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Small - Location: Modern day Rome, New York, on the Mohawk River ~55 miles Southeast of Fort Oswego, ~95 miles Northwest of Albany, New York.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - On 5 August, militia Brigadier Nicholas Herkimer, leading a strong relief column to the besieged Fort Schuyler sent word to Colonel Peter Gansvoort to send a sortie out on the 6th to help Herkimer breakthrough. Gansvoort was to signal with three cannon shots to acknowledge he had received the message. The messengers were greatly delayed, arriving at 1100. (In the meantime, the events of The Battle of Oriskany were already unfolding.)
Following a torrential thunderstorm, Gansvoort was able to send out a 250-man force around 2 pm. It would be tragically late for Herkimer, but Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett did enjoy local success, capturing arms, papers and prisoners. Generally wreaking havoc. The sortie was not decisive, and the siege would last until the arrival of a stronger column under Brigadier General Benedict Arnold on August 22.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as either side against the AI or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: The Complete Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution by by Kevin J. Weddle.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - On 5 August, militia Brigadier Nicholas Herkimer, leading a strong relief column to the besieged Fort Schuyler sent word to Colonel Peter Gansvoort to send a sortie out on the 6th to help Herkimer breakthrough. Gansvoort was to signal with three cannon shots to acknowledge he had received the message. The messengers were greatly delayed, arriving at 1100. (In the meantime, the events of The Battle of Oriskany were already unfolding.)
Following a torrential thunderstorm, Gansvoort was able to send out a 250-man force around 2 pm. It would be tragically late for Herkimer, but Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett did enjoy local success, capturing arms, papers and prisoners. Generally wreaking havoc. The sortie was not decisive, and the siege would last until the arrival of a stronger column under Brigadier General Benedict Arnold on August 22.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as either side against the AI or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: The Complete Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution by by Kevin J. Weddle.
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