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The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm Bill Gillchrist has a thing about Oriskany. This must be the second or third refight of the battle he’s staged during the past year! I suppose it’s because he has all those Indians and militiamen, and sees it as a quirky battle, and therefore an entertaining one.
The American War of Independence, Patriots, 28mm We planned to play a Napoleonic game this week, but as one player cried off we came up with an alternative. I have a fairly large American War of Independence collection which rarely gets an airing on the tabletop, and so we thought we’d use them to try
The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm This game is a scaled-down version of the British flank attack at the Battle of Brandywine (11th September 1777). When General Howe found himself facing Washington’s Rebel army at Brandywine Creek, he left half his force to pin the enemy to the front, then marched the other
The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm This was actually two games in one. The first one was over so quickly that the battle was refought – so two games for the price of one. This small American War of Independence game was very loosely based on the Battle of Cowpens, fought in the
The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm I jumped at the chance when the Shetland Wargames Club asked if I wanted to game with them. Shetland is a grim, barren rail-thin streak of an island, some 60 miles north of the fair green isles of Orkney. The club there consists of a half dozen
The American War of Independence, British Grenadier, 28mm This small game was staged in Orkney, largely to christen some of my new AWI units, including the Volunteers of Ireland. Everyone needs a sacrificial Irish unit in their army… The real battle was fought outside Camden in April 1781.The American Rebels were trying to drive the
The American War of Independence, British Grenadier, 28mm My one chance of a game in the past few weeks came when my pal Chris Henry came up to Orkney to visit. His wife and kid were sent off to play on the beach, while Chris and I got on with the serious business of refighting
The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm Oriskany is a popular battle to refight, thanks to the varied troop types who took part. You have indians, militia, rangers, provincials – just about everything apart from British regulars. Bill didn’t have all of these painted up, so some British redcoats “stood in”. Still, the scenario
The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm My planned Napoleonic game didn’t materialise, as my opponent was delayed by work. Fortunately I was invited to join a game based around the American retreat towards the River Dan in the North Carolina colony. That was when Cornwallis chased the rebels through the backwoods of the
The American War of Independence, Black Powder, 28mm Having seen the report of by Guilford Courthouse game from the week before, Bill Gilchrist decided to have a go at refighting the same battle, this time using Black Powder. He staged the game in his house, where his wargaming table rests on top of an antique
