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Author Topic: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery' Parts 2 and 3 posted  (Read 8598 times)

Offline Dr DeAth

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Having failed to stop the supply column reaching Fort Kindling (see http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=91517.0), Henri La Longue Baguette and his mixed force of Canadian Milice and Huron Braves headed toward Brownsville in the Ohio River Valley, fuelled with rage and desperate for revenge.

Word had reached Henri through is network of informers that to celebrate the success of the skirmish, and the subsequent awarding of a contract to supply the British commissariat with beer, Bartholomew Bibbly was planning to create an effervescent beverage akin to Champagne "but superior in all respects"

"Sacre Bleu! Mon Droit!" were the words heard from outside La Longue Baguette's tent when he heard the news from his spy.  At dawn the following morning the French force struck camp and marched westward with one solitary intention, to burn Bibbly's Brewery to the ground!

Meanwhile, unaware of the impending situation, Bartholomew Bibbly polished his tankard and reflected on his good fortune, a government contract with the army. This was going to set him up for life, not only him, but his brother Benjamin and his son's Bertram and William; or Billy as he was affectionately known.



The Owner and employees of the Bibbly Brewery: L to R,  Bertram Bibbly, Billy Bibbly, Bartholomew Bibbly and Benjamin Bibbly.



To celebrate the contract and to show his gratitude to the stout men of the Pennsylvania Militia who had defended his supply wagons en-route to the Fort, Bartholomew opened his cask room to the survivors, many of whom were camped at the brewery.  Having been sampling the Brewery's wares since noon, some of the Militia were 'unprepared' for the action that broke out in the late afternoon.

The Game

The game was played on a 6 x 4 using Muskets and Tomahawks.  the Layout and initial dispositions are shown below.

The British (Red):
'R'  Rangers (8 figures and an officer)
'I'  Mohawk allies (6 figures)
'M' Militia (3 units of 8 figures and a single officer)

The British also had a second unit of 8 Rangers who started off table. At the start of the 2nd turn on a D6 roll of 4+ they appeared at one of the three entry points marked with the Green bordered circles, chosen at random by rolling a D6.
 
The French (Blue)
'H' Huron allies (2 units of 6 and a war chief)
'M' Canadian Milice (2 units of 10) and an officer (Henri La Longue Baguette)
'Ma' French Marines (12 figures)



Initial British Deployments:

The Rangers muster outside their tents at the back of the Brewery



The Mohawk



The unit of militia mustering for inspection



And the two units of militia sampling Bibbly's Best Bitter



Initial French Deployments:

The French Marines (left) and the two units of Canadian Milice



The Huron



Part two describing the battle will follow imminently
« Last Edit: July 06, 2016, 12:36:30 PM by Dr De'Ath »
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Offline Jeff965

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2016, 10:20:52 PM »
These AARs are great, it's like my favourite programmes on the telly (fetches popcorn and waits for the story to unfold) :)

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2016, 10:43:47 PM »
Bibblificent!!  :-*

That's a whole lot of Bibblys in such a small place.  :o :o

It all looks the ducks Mark - beautiful stuff.
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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2016, 05:06:48 AM »
That's a whole lot of Bibblys in such a small place.  :o :o

We get around  >:D

Roll on Part the First  :D

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2016, 06:20:45 AM »
Should that not have been the town of Bibbly? Then that would be Ma Bibbly, Pa Bibbly, Gran Pa Bibbly and Bob Bibbly........then you've got Mark Bibbly, Nick Bibbly and Richard Bibbly.......then Billy Bibbly, Bobby Bibbly, Billy Bob Bibbly, and Ben Bobby Billy Bibbly!

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2016, 06:52:20 AM »
what awesome photos. Show us more!  :-* :-*
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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2016, 07:28:18 AM »


Warm flat beer is a front to humanity!  Vive La France!"  Henri La Longue Baguette told his brave force of patriots prior to the battle. ;)
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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2016, 08:29:14 AM »
Bravo, what a beautiful story ... I love, strongly next ... :o o_o :-*

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2016, 01:41:17 PM »
Is there a Beavis and Butthead Bibbly? lol

Great terrain by the way, excited to read the battle report.
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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2016, 02:14:18 PM »
Should that not have been the town of Bibbly? Then that would be Ma Bibbly, Pa Bibbly, Gran Pa Bibbly and Bob Bibbly........then you've got Mark Bibbly, Nick Bibbly and Richard Bibbly.......then Billy Bibbly, Bobby Bibbly, Billy Bob Bibbly, and Ben Bobby Billy Bibbly!

Oh my head hurts now :(

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2016, 02:14:44 PM »
Great looking game guys.

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2016, 02:25:42 PM »
Fantastic as always (despite the cloth!!).  Look forward to seeing the AAR.

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2016, 06:28:14 PM »
Utterly cool skirmish game with awesome models to booth! :-*

Offline Dr DeAth

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2016, 06:34:14 PM »
Should that not have been the town of Bibbly? Then that would be Ma Bibbly, Pa Bibbly, Gran Pa Bibbly and Bob Bibbly........then you've got Mark Bibbly, Nick Bibbly and Richard Bibbly.......then Billy Bibbly, Bobby Bibbly, Billy Bob Bibbly, and Ben Bobby Billy Bibbly!

Billy Bob Bibbly!  definitely a family member  lol  does anyone make a 28mm kid with a banjo?

Fantastic as always (despite the cloth!!).  Look forward to seeing the AAR.

MTCFBM please!

Thanks for all the comments, unfortunately you'll have to wait till tomorrow for the next instalment, there's a meeting of the Kingston Chapter of the Bibbly Brotherhood that I have to attend this evening  :)

« Last Edit: July 05, 2016, 06:36:00 PM by Dr De'Ath »

Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: F&IW AAR 'The Battle of Bibbly's Brewery'
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2016, 10:03:49 PM »
I assume they are all interrelated....cousins are brothers etc

 

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