Light Bobs Solo Campaign, Battle 2: The Crossroads
Our Story So Far
Our hero, then-Captain Smyth, in command of the fictitious 1st battalion/250th Regiment, and his faithful Lieutenant Royce shipped out of Boston—the starting zone on the campaign map—and headed south toward New York. They performed so well that a unit of Loyalist Militia joined them, adding another 60 men to their ranks.
The Loyalists have now been uniformed in green and been given some rudimentary training. They are still considered milita but their Training Level has raised been raised from D to C. The 250th Regiment (fictitious) then joined the British army while they reformed in Nova Scotia during 1776.
This is the second battle in Lt. Colonel Smyth’s solo campaign. Readers who missed the beginning can first read Part 1: The Ambush.
British Objective: Occupy and hold the hill overlooking the crossroads until Clinton’s flanking force arrives.
British Entry: North table edge, entering by the road.
Colonial Deployment: Two Units begin on the hill.
Colonial Reinforcements: Two Units arrive on Turn 3 and the final Unit on Turn 4 by the southern road.
Special Circumstance: Smyth advanced without sending scouts ahead.
If you recall Captain Smyth was promoted after his last battle to Lt. Colonel, Military Rank 4 (MR4) in Light Bobs terms. This raised the strength of his Regiment to 400 men plus the 60 Loyalists that joined him. Lt. Colonel Smyth and his Regiment have now sailed to Long Island NY and are preparing to engage the Rebels with their German Allies in what will later be known as The Battle of Long Island.
The Mission
Lt. Colonel Smyth has been given orders to march through a small possibly unguarded pass a little east of Bedford onto the Jamaica Road. He is to march to west to the first crossroad and occupy the hill nearby and hold it and the crossroad until General Clinton’s flanking force arrives to relieve him.
As this is a failry long post with more details on the rule mechanics during the game I have created it as a full page on the website.
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