French Indian Wars battle report

FRENCH INDIAN WARS
[October 5, 2013]

Introduction

Months ago - initially for joke – we start a project on French-Indian wars. Under the coordination of a club member – Ezio -  four of us started to prepare a small force to play at this period. Personally I have to prepare Lasarre French regiment and an Indian warband. We are still painting miniatures but, in September/October, we  prepared a quick scenario applying “Last argument of King" mechanisms.

The scenario is simple and fast to prepare: a French force attacks English regular troops in open ground not very far from an American village. In the meanwhile Huron war bands, supported by small Companies Franche de Marine, try to burn the village defended by colonial militia.

Game system: Black Powder - Last argument of King supplement

House rules:

A brigade is considered “shaken” when all units Large, Standard or Small will be destroyed or reach the shaken status. Tiny units are not considerated in this calculation.

Battle set up

Turns limit: 8

Deployment: French force moves for first

Armies objectives:

French army:

to break all 3 English brigades [main victory]

to have less broken or destroyed brigades than your enemy at the end of 8th turn [minor victory]

               

English victory

to break all 3 French brigates [main victory]

to have less broken or destroyed brigates than your enemy at the end of 8th turn [minor victory]

Miniatures scale: 28 mm

Total miniatures

French side: 3 commanders, 104 infantry men

English side: 3 commanders, 109  infantry men 

Battle report

Forces are on the field the battle begins ...

French are coming and the settlers are preparing to defend their homes

On the other side La Sarre regiment are approaching supported by a small Huron force. The English starts with their platoon fire that keep stuck the French

Indians are close and the colonial militia plays his part

On the hill the La Sarre, the 60th and the 44th are fighting hard

The 55th forces Indians to move back and start to treathen the La Sarre's left. The French are force to move back

Near the town the struggle continues but militia and settlers keep the line.

In the last turns French commanders send a group of coureurs de bois against the 60th rear but it it too late … French have lost

End: English minor victory (two French brigades broken against a 3 Tiny units destroyed on the English side)

Notes
Scenario and miniatures are prepared by La Piccola Armata members. Ezio and Giancarlo create the scenario while miniatures are painted by Marco G., Giancarlo, Ezio and ... me or better ...  my contribution are the three miniatures with the round wrong bases (!)

Orders of battle

Anglo-Americans (7 units + 7 tiny)

Regular English troops

CiC						Com. rating		9
Unit	Num miniatures	Type	Armament	HtH	Shoot	Morale	Stamina	Special rules
II/60° Reg “Royal American”	16 Large	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	8	4	4+	4	First Fire, Platoon Fire, Crack, Steady
44° Reg	16 Large	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	8	4	4+	4	First Fire, Platoon Fire, Crack, Steady
55° Reg Light infantry	12 Standard	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	6	3	4+	3	Elite 4+, Marauders Sharpshooters Formed or Skirmish
Guides	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	4+	1	Wavering (Terrifying Charge da Indiani)

Militia

Commander						Com. Rating		8
Unit	Num miniatures	Type	Armament	HtH	Shoot	Morale	Stamina	Special rules
Pennsylvania reg.	16 Large	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	8	4	4+	4	First Fire
Virginia reg	12 Standard	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	6	3	4+	3	First Fire
Ranger	3 Tiny	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Sharpshooters, Skirmish Order
Ranger	3 Tiny	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Sharpshooters, Skirmish Order
Ranger	3 Tiny	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Sharpshooters, Skirmish Order

Colonial settlers

Commander						Com. Rating		8
Unit	Num miniatures	Type	Armament	HtH	Shoot	Morale	Stamina	Special rules
48th Reg.	8 Small	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	4	2	4+	2	First Fire, Platoon Fire, Crack, Steady
Colonial militia	8 Small	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	4	2	4+	2	Wavering, Freshly Raised
Settlers	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	5+	1	Wavering (Terrifying Charge da Indiani)
Settlers	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	5+	1	Wavering (Terrifying Charge da Indiani)
Settlers	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	1	1	5+	1	Wavering (Terrifying Charge da Indiani)

Canadian-French  (9 units + 6 tiny)

Regular French troops

Commander						Com. Rating		9
Unit	Num miniatures	Type	Armament	HtH	Shoot	Morale	Stamina	Special rules
II brigate La Reine	16 Large	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	8	4	4+	4	First Fire, Crack, Steady
Compagnie Franche de Marine	16 Large	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	8	4	4+	4	First Fire,  Steady
Indians	8 Small	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	4	2	4+	3	Bloodthirsty
Indians	6 Small	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket e Bow	3	2	4+	2	Marauders, Skirmish Order
Coureurs de Bois	3 Tiny	Regular Infantry	Rifled musket	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Sharpshooters, Skirmish Order

 Compagnie Franche de Marine

Commander						Com. Rating		8
Unit	Num miniatures	Type	Armament	HtH	Shoot	Morale	Stamina	Special rules
Compagnie Franche della Marina	12 Standard	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	6	3	4+	3	Steady, Marauders Sharpshooters, Formed or Skirmish
Nativi Americani in Warband	8 Small	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	4	2	4+	3	Bloodthirsty
Nativi Americani in Schermaglia	6 Small	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket e Bow	3	2	4+	2	Marauders, Skirmish Order
Nativi Americani in Schermaglia	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket e Bow	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Skirmish Order
Nativi Americani in Schermaglia	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket e Bow	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Skirmish Order
Coureurs de Bois, Milizia	3 Tiny	Regular Infantry	Rifled musket	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Sharpshooters, Skirmish Order

Canadian militia

Commander						Com. rating		8
Unit	Num miniatures	Type	Armament	HtH	Shoot	Morale	Stamina	Special rules
Militia	6 Small	Regular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	4	2	4+	2	Freshly Raised, Marauders, Skirmish Order
Indians	8 Small	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket	4	2	4+	3	Bloodthirsty
Indians in skirmish	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket e Bow	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Skirmish Order
Indians in skirmish	3 Tiny	Irregular Infantry	Smoothbore musket e Bow	1	1	4+	1	Marauders, Skirmish Order

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