141.Groton_CL_b - WDS American Revolutionary War
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| Turns: | 24 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | British |
| Second Side: | Continental Army |
Date: 6 September 1781 - Scale/Size: Company Level, Medium - Location: Groton, Connecticut, opposite New London, at the mouth of the Thames River ~120 miles ENE of New York City.
Scenario Briefing: Variant - This scenario starts at 1300. The British have taken Avery's Hill and are ready to begin their assault. Jaegers have been sent north to delay any militias arriving from neighboring towns. Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Eyre sent the 40th Regiment and half of the 54th Regiment of foot sweeping right to assault Fort Griswold led by the Grenadiers and Light Infantry of the 40th before himself leading a flanking move with the remaining half of the 54th up a farmer's lane to hit the fort directly from the south. The New Jersey Provincials had struggled in the woods and marshes of the peninsula and did not arrive in time to actively participate in the assault.
During the actual attack on Fort Griswold, several British officers fell, including Eyre and the British lost control of the fight. At one point, the American flag fell, leading the British to believe that the fort had surrendered and caused outrage when the Americans kept up their fire. When the commander of the fort, Colonel Ledyard, actually did attempt surrender, the British controversially did not accept it, striking down Ledyard, and then turned on the rest of the Garrison.
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 Traitor s Homecoming by Matthew Reardon.
Scenario Briefing: Variant - This scenario starts at 1300. The British have taken Avery's Hill and are ready to begin their assault. Jaegers have been sent north to delay any militias arriving from neighboring towns. Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Eyre sent the 40th Regiment and half of the 54th Regiment of foot sweeping right to assault Fort Griswold led by the Grenadiers and Light Infantry of the 40th before himself leading a flanking move with the remaining half of the 54th up a farmer's lane to hit the fort directly from the south. The New Jersey Provincials had struggled in the woods and marshes of the peninsula and did not arrive in time to actively participate in the assault.
During the actual attack on Fort Griswold, several British officers fell, including Eyre and the British lost control of the fight. At one point, the American flag fell, leading the British to believe that the fort had surrendered and caused outrage when the Americans kept up their fire. When the commander of the fort, Colonel Ledyard, actually did attempt surrender, the British controversially did not accept it, striking down Ledyard, and then turned on the rest of the Garrison.
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 Traitor s Homecoming by Matthew Reardon.
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