093.Stono Ferry_CL - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| First Side: | Continental Army |
| Second Side: | British |
Date: 20 June 1779 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Medium - Location: Stono River, Northwestern John's Island-Mainland Ferry Crossing, ~12 miles West of Charleston, South Carolina.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - Major General Benjamin Lincoln was expecting to face a 600-man strong detachment at the ferry crossing on the Stono, including Hessian Grenadiers, Provincial volunteers and the well regarded 71st Regiment of Foot. In fact, Lieutenant Colonel John Maitland had a bit more than 800 men to guard the crossing. Lincoln split his attack force into two columns, one of militia and the other of Continentals from South and North Carolina. He placed his Continentals on the left rather than the right so as to match them against the 71st. The Americans moved through the woods, but struggled with a stream and the swamps. A determined resistance also was a factor in discouraging the Americans. When, almost an hour into the fight, Crown reinforcements were seen approaching, Lincoln opted to conduct an orderly fighting withdrawal. The fighting petered out as both sides ran out of ready powder and ammunition.
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 Southern Strategy by David K. Wilson. Read especially the Stono section in his "Author's Note and Histography" chapter.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - Major General Benjamin Lincoln was expecting to face a 600-man strong detachment at the ferry crossing on the Stono, including Hessian Grenadiers, Provincial volunteers and the well regarded 71st Regiment of Foot. In fact, Lieutenant Colonel John Maitland had a bit more than 800 men to guard the crossing. Lincoln split his attack force into two columns, one of militia and the other of Continentals from South and North Carolina. He placed his Continentals on the left rather than the right so as to match them against the 71st. The Americans moved through the woods, but struggled with a stream and the swamps. A determined resistance also was a factor in discouraging the Americans. When, almost an hour into the fight, Crown reinforcements were seen approaching, Lincoln opted to conduct an orderly fighting withdrawal. The fighting petered out as both sides ran out of ready powder and ammunition.
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 Southern Strategy by David K. Wilson. Read especially the Stono section in his "Author's Note and Histography" chapter.
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