1757 The war on the continent continues with French forces and their Indian Allies continuing to raid Anglo/American settlements. Somewhere in the Mohawk valley two companies of the 77th Regiment of Foot under the command of Captain Archibald Ballantyne are escorting a supply train to a remote blockhouse and farmstead unaware that a French Canadian war party is heading their way...Overview of the terrain light woods surround the farmstead and blockhouse. The British column will enter from the bottom of the photo along a narrow road leading to the settlement.
The settlers go about their business unawares an attack is imminent.
Jimmy and Marky contemplate their next meal
The British column make slow progress along the track, as the first Highland company edges towards the settlement hampered by the slow moving wagons and civilian drivers.
The British are unaware that to the west a war party of Huron and Canadian Milice have been tracking their progress.
The French Canadian officer Capitan Henri La Longue-Baguette orders his forces to advance on the Highlanders whilst a group of Huron break off to attack the blockhouse.
The Huron charge the blockhouse startling the inhabitants, a group of Colonial militia:
The militia manage to get off several volleys, but their fire is ineffective and the Huron quickly set fire to the blockhouse
The Milice edge closer to the Highlanders and when in range open fire
The first Highland company pivot and form a firing line, unleashing a volley on the militia. Unfortunately their shots fail to find many targets as the Candians take shelter in the undergrowth
The combined fire from the Milice and their Huron allies starts to take its toll on the Highlanders.
The blockhouse burns quickly and the colonial militia decide they've had enough fleeing the building before it collapses, they run into the woods for their lives and are not seen again. The Huron who have fired the building see there is nothing to prevent them from raiding the farmstead and charge straight into the settlers
Sadly Ma Evans offer of a potato does no good and the settlers are killed. Unexpectedly for the Huron the farmers put up a strong fight and kill several Indians in the process. Tough lot these Welsh immigrants.
The fight continues for the Highlanders as their second company enters the battle
The wagon and civilian drivers are unable to move forward.
They panic and start to run.
The Highlanders manage to destroy the Canadian malice with more volley fire, but their numbers are diminished by continued sniping from the Huron hiding in the tree line. Eventually the Indians who have been attacking the settlement join their brothers and with sufficient numbers they charge the remaining British
Captain Ballantyne's last stand with two companies of the 77th regiment laying dead and dying around him. War Sachem "Hordes Many Things" will soon lift his scalp.
The civilians having seen the Huron slaughtering the red coated Highlanders decide its time to flee leaving the supplies in the hands of the French force.
A complete disaster for the JimBibbly's British force. In his defence his dice rolling was atrocious, not enough hits and the failed morale test of his colonial militia with them deserting the table cost him dearly. Also his slow movement along the road didn't help. We will try this scenario again in a week or two will probably giving the British another unit, maybe some Rangers and see how it goes.
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