Battle of Telegraph Hill 1776 - Devon Wargames Group

[carojon]

This weekend gone I had the pleasure of wheeling out the new AWI collection at club in a fictitious engagement modelled on that fought at Chatterton's Hill during the Battle of White Plains in October 1776.



As well as sorting out the forces for the game, there was a certain level of getting back up to speed with the rules in use, namely Rise & Fight Again by Stand to Games.



If you would like to know more then just follow the link to the club blog.

https://devonwargames.blogspot.com/2025/06/battle-of-telegraph-hill-october-1776.html

JJ

[vtsaogames]

Looks great!

[AKULA]

A great looking collection 

[kingsmt]

Wonderful stuff!!

[anevilgiraffe]

question - the telegraph wasn't invented for another 50 odd years... what is the hill named after exactly?

[Matakakea]

The original telegraphs were towers with signal arms mounted on them. It was a semaphore style of operation.

[carojon]

As mentioned in the AAR, ‘named after a well known local landmark’, thus no relation to the historical invention of said telegraph, or any relation to places in 18th century America, and perfectly fitting for a ‘fictional’ action.

Historically, said local landmark has been used for centuries to light beacons in the 16th century to alert locals about movements of the Spanish Armada, and later as part of a chain of high features in the south of England linking Plymouth and Portsmouth to the Admiralty in London via a line of ‘telegraph’ or signal stations for communication with Royal Navy commands back in the 18th-19th centuries.

JJ

[Terry37]

Nice report and great looking figures!!!

Terry

[Hitman]

What a grand looking table, figures and write up. So jealous!! Thanks for sharing. Very inspirational.
Regards,
Hitman
😎

[anevilgiraffe]

The original telegraphs were towers with signal arms mounted on them. It was a semaphore style of operation.

huh, didn't know the term refered to semaphore and heliographs as well, you live and learn.

[FifteensAway]

Devon, as always, puts on a great looking game.

[carojon]

Hi Chaps,
Thanks for your comments and glad you liked the game. My AWI collection will be a theme going forward as I look to add to the collection and put together some larger battles.

More anon
JJ