127.Wetzells Mill_CL - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| First Side: | British |
| Second Side: | Continental Army |
Date: 06 March 1781 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Medium - Location: Near modern-day Greensboro, North Carolina, ~10 miles east of Guilford County Courthouse.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - The American forces under Colonel Otho Williams had been skirmishing with troops under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton ever since American General Nathanael Greene had crossed back south of the Dan River.
On March 3, 1781 Americans had raided the British camp, taking prisoners before returning to their own south of Wetzell’s Mill on the banks of the Reedy Ford Creek. Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis sent Tarleton and Lieutenant Colonel James Webster’s Brigade out in pursuit. On the foggy morning of March 6, contact was made. Skirmishing and a running battle ensued, with the Americans falling back and crossing the creek before making a stand.
Design Note: The location name for this battle has been incorrectly identified as Whitsell's Mill, Weitzall's Mill, Weitzell's Mill, Wetzall's Mill, and Wetzell's Mill, but the correct name is Whitesell's Mill - owned by Capt. Henry Whitesell of the Guilford County Regiment of Militia and was fought in what was then and is present-day Guilford County, North Carolina. Capt. Whitesell was of German descent, therefore the corruption of the spelling of his name." - carolana.com. I have opted here for the modern common name for this engagement.
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: Prelude to Guilford Courthouse: Weitzel’s Mill by Bert Dunkerly available here: https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/2022/03/06/prelude-to-guilford-courthouse-weitzels-mill/
Thanksto Rolf Hall for the Background and mapwork for this scenario.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - The American forces under Colonel Otho Williams had been skirmishing with troops under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton ever since American General Nathanael Greene had crossed back south of the Dan River.
On March 3, 1781 Americans had raided the British camp, taking prisoners before returning to their own south of Wetzell’s Mill on the banks of the Reedy Ford Creek. Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis sent Tarleton and Lieutenant Colonel James Webster’s Brigade out in pursuit. On the foggy morning of March 6, contact was made. Skirmishing and a running battle ensued, with the Americans falling back and crossing the creek before making a stand.
Design Note: The location name for this battle has been incorrectly identified as Whitsell's Mill, Weitzall's Mill, Weitzell's Mill, Wetzall's Mill, and Wetzell's Mill, but the correct name is Whitesell's Mill - owned by Capt. Henry Whitesell of the Guilford County Regiment of Militia and was fought in what was then and is present-day Guilford County, North Carolina. Capt. Whitesell was of German descent, therefore the corruption of the spelling of his name." - carolana.com. I have opted here for the modern common name for this engagement.
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: Prelude to Guilford Courthouse: Weitzel’s Mill by Bert Dunkerly available here: https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/2022/03/06/prelude-to-guilford-courthouse-weitzels-mill/
Thanksto Rolf Hall for the Background and mapwork for this scenario.
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