068.Germantown_CL - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| First Side: | British |
| Second Side: | Continental Army |
Date: 04 October 1777 - Scale/Size: Company Leve, Small - Location: Germantown, Pennsylvania, ~5 miles NNW of Philadelphia.
Scenario Briefing: The American surprise attack on Crown positions near Germantown had gone surprisingly well, with the British pickets being thrown back in disorder. Supporting the British 2nd Light Battalion in Mount Airy, was Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Musgrave and his under strength 40th Regiment of Foot. With the lead American elements streaming by, Musgrave led his men into the house of attorney Benjamin Chew, Cliveden. A tactic similar to one the 40th had employed nine months prior at Nassau Hall in Princeton. The two story stone house was rapidly fortified, and proved a solid defense against the American cannon and muskets. 2 battalions of Brigadier General William Maxell s New Jersey Brigade would suffer heavy losses in repeated assaults on the position. The constant fighting around the house unsettled the front line American troops, thinking they had Crown troops in their rear.
Design Note: Fog would play a major role in the battle (along with smoke from gunfire as well as building fires), adding to the confusion of the battle. This is not a tactically nuanced scenario. If the Americans clear out the 40th in Cliveden, they win. If they don't, they lose.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the American forces against the AI but can be played from either side or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume II by Thomas J. McGuire.
Scenario Briefing: The American surprise attack on Crown positions near Germantown had gone surprisingly well, with the British pickets being thrown back in disorder. Supporting the British 2nd Light Battalion in Mount Airy, was Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Musgrave and his under strength 40th Regiment of Foot. With the lead American elements streaming by, Musgrave led his men into the house of attorney Benjamin Chew, Cliveden. A tactic similar to one the 40th had employed nine months prior at Nassau Hall in Princeton. The two story stone house was rapidly fortified, and proved a solid defense against the American cannon and muskets. 2 battalions of Brigadier General William Maxell s New Jersey Brigade would suffer heavy losses in repeated assaults on the position. The constant fighting around the house unsettled the front line American troops, thinking they had Crown troops in their rear.
Design Note: Fog would play a major role in the battle (along with smoke from gunfire as well as building fires), adding to the confusion of the battle. This is not a tactically nuanced scenario. If the Americans clear out the 40th in Cliveden, they win. If they don't, they lose.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the American forces against the AI but can be played from either side or Head-to-Head.
Further Reading: The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume II by Thomas J. McGuire.
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