Sunday, 1 December 2024

Greenspring Farm 6 July 1781

 September 2019 issue of Wargames Illustrated had a whimsical scenario concerning air ships in the 18th century taking part in the American Revolution. 

Im not to do the fantasy idea of airship, but seeing as this action is in Virginia, we can fight an action which could end the Revolution, and try and defeat the Franco-American forces.

Lord Cornwallis:

17th Light Dragoons

British Legion

Col Yorke:

1st Light Regt

2nd Light Regt

Footguards

23rd Foot

33rd Foot

Col. Dundas:

Royal Artillery: 2 6pdrs

43rd Foot

76th Foot

80th Foot

71st Foot

82nd Foot Lights

Von Bose Regt

Jaeger Detachment 

Col. Simcoe

Queens Rangers: both infantry and horse.

North Carolina Loyalists

Marquis De Lafayette 

Gen. Wayne:

Light Infantry 

1st Pennsylvania 

2nd Pennsylvania 

3rd Pennsylvania 

Gimats Light Battalion 

Virginia Rifles 

Armands Legion Horse

1st Continental Dragoons 

Continental Artillery: 3x 4lb guns

Col. Gimat Light brigade

3 Light Battalions

Baron VON Steuben

Virginia Continental Line

Steven's Virginia Militia 

LAWSONS Virginia Militia 

Campbell's Virginia Rifles 

Marquis de St. SIMON 

Chasseurs a Pied

Hussars

Dragoons

Artillery: 6 guns

Agenois Regt

Gatinois Regt

Touraine Regt






Charlies awa tae France

 October 1997 of Wargames illustrated gave me this wee game set in the summer of 1746.

Prince Charles Edward Stuart's is being crashed like a deer across the Highlands of Scotland 

Royalist Forces

2 infantry sections with an officer/ sgt 6 men each

2 mounted patrols with officer/sgt 4 troopers

Checkpoint x 2 with officer/sgt 3 soldier each

Jacobites 

Charlie (disguised as a woman)

A mounted figure, 

About 10 highlanders in total

The objective of the Jacobites is to get across the table without getting caught.