109.Camden_CL_b - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| First Side: | Continental Army |
| Second Side: | British |
Date: 16 August 1780 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Small - Location: 4 miles N of Camden, South Carolina.
Scenario Briefing: What If - On the evening of 15 August, General Horatio Gates moved his army south to take up a position closer to Camden in order to keep the pressure on the British garrison there. The army marched with 60 dragoons from Armand's Legion under the command of the Chevalier de Fontevieux in the van, flanked by light infantry from Virginia and North Carolina. In Camden, General Charles Cornwallis was not one to remain inactive. Acting on intelligence that the Americans were on the move, he set the Crown forces in motion as well. Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton would command the British van. The British march became a bit disorganized crossing Saunders' Creek and paused to reorder themselves. They were moving again slightly after 0200 on the 16th. The two armies stumbled across each other near Parker's Old Field. When the Legion troopers challenged the Americans, a shot rang out. A confused battle would ensue, with the Americans eventually falling back to take up a defensive position and resume hostilities in the daylight.
Design Note: Both sides have reinforcements coming up, with some variability. Exit hexes are a stretch, but could be a factor.
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: All That Can Be Expected by Robert Orrison and Mark Wilcox.
Scenario Briefing: What If - On the evening of 15 August, General Horatio Gates moved his army south to take up a position closer to Camden in order to keep the pressure on the British garrison there. The army marched with 60 dragoons from Armand's Legion under the command of the Chevalier de Fontevieux in the van, flanked by light infantry from Virginia and North Carolina. In Camden, General Charles Cornwallis was not one to remain inactive. Acting on intelligence that the Americans were on the move, he set the Crown forces in motion as well. Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton would command the British van. The British march became a bit disorganized crossing Saunders' Creek and paused to reorder themselves. They were moving again slightly after 0200 on the 16th. The two armies stumbled across each other near Parker's Old Field. When the Legion troopers challenged the Americans, a shot rang out. A confused battle would ensue, with the Americans eventually falling back to take up a defensive position and resume hostilities in the daylight.
Design Note: Both sides have reinforcements coming up, with some variability. Exit hexes are a stretch, but could be a factor.
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: All That Can Be Expected by Robert Orrison and Mark Wilcox.
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