Part 2 . . .
The game opened with an exchange of fire between the Provincials on the road and the Compagnies Franches de la Marine
Meanwhile the Canadian Militia and Huron scouts made their way to the settlement via the dense wood, with the Mohawks and Rangers in pursuit. NOTE: We had declared the woods to be dense cover at the start of the game, which meant visibility was limited to 8" with a -2 cover bonus, on reflection the game would have been more interesting has they been light cover (12" and -1)
The British commander at the settlement responds to the sound of distant gunfire, moving to the edge of the settlement to cover the road and woods
The Provincial, having initially fallen back in the face of the fire from the Marines, return to their position on the road and trade shots with the Frenchies in the woods. At the same time the French regulars crossed the field toward the rear of the now unguarded settlement
The Canadians and Huron, trapped between the British regulars to their front and the Rangers and Mohawks to their rear, are involved in a series of musketry exchanges and bitter hand to hand fighting.
The fighting in the woods is desperate and results in the Mohawks and Canadians being wiped out and the Rangers forced to withdraw. The remaining Huron's continue to exchange shots with the British regulars who, despite there superior numbers are unable to inflict casualties on the indians who are making good use of the cover in wood. Unfortunately for the British the Huron have no trouble picking off the redcoat firing line stood in the open.
While the British are occupied with the Canadians and Huron, the French regulars move into the settlement, setting fire to the buildings and liberating the supplies
And the last of the Huron scouts cross the road from the woods to the blockhouse and put it to the flame while being pursued by the remaining British Rangers.
With the settlement fully ablaze, the French take up a firing line position and fire a volley into the last of the redcoat regulars
Luckily for the redcoats their powder appears to be damp
At this stage the losses on both sides start to take effect and the French forces withdraw. As the French Marines pull back deeper into the woodlands, the last remaining Provincials hurry down the road to the burning settlement to harass the retreating French regulars.
The game finished at this point, with the French having scored 7 points (2 per burning building and 1 for captured stores) and the British 2 (1 per French unit destroyed - Canadians and Hurons). It was a fun game with plenty of action. If we were to play it again we'd make all the woods light woods, and reduce the victory points for burning buildings to 1pt each to give the British a more even chance.
20 September 2008, 05:43:08 AM
