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: Red coats faced blue

British Legion: Green coats faced blue or whire

Col Yorke:

1st Light Regt: several light companies from the regiments

2nd Light Regt: same as above

Footguards: red coats faced blue

23rd Foot: red coats faced blue

33rd Foot: red coats faced red

Col. Dundas:

Royal Artillery: 2 6pdrs

43rd Foot: red coats faced white

76th Foot: highlanders in redcoats faced green

80th Foot: redcoats

71st Foot highlanders in redcoats faced white

82nd Foot Lights: red coats faced black

Von Bose Regt: blue coats faced white

Jaeger Detachment green: coats

Col. Simcoe

Queens Rangers: both infantry and horse. Green coats faced blue

North Carolina Loyalists: if in uniform green coats faced white or civilian attire

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.