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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Wilderness War Late 1775




After the opening moves French score an early win allowing them to dismiss a British general from the campaign. In parallel the British had start besieging Louisburg with a change of cutting of the French supply line very early in the game.

Changes from the last turn are in red.

Late season 1775

French Dispositions

West Front (West of St Regis)


Location

Force

Ohio Forks (F)

Dumas(1/2/1), Marine Detachment x1 (1/4), 

Alleghent South

Coureurs de bois x1(1/6), Indian warbands x2 (1/6)

Venango (S)

Coureurs de bois x1(1/6)

French Creek (S)

Marine Detachment x1 (1/4)

Presqu’ile (S)

Marine Detachment x1 (1/4)

Niagara (F)

Marine Detachment x1 (1/4), Coureurs de bois x1(1/6)

Toronto (S)

 

Cataraqui(S)

Dieskau(2/5/0), 1st Battalion La Reine (3/4), 1st Battalion Languedoc (3/4), 1st Battalion Guyenne (3/4),

West Canada Creek

Villiers(1/3/1), Marine Detachment x1 (1/4), Coureurs de bois x1(1/6)

Oswegatchie(S)

 

East Front (East of St Regis)

Crown Point(F)

Marine Detachment x1 (1/4), Coureurs de bois x1(1/6)

Montreal(F+)

Rigaud(2/4/0), 1st Battalion Marine (3/4), Indian warbands x2(1/6),  Coureurs de bois x2 (1/6)

Ile-aux-Noix(S)

Marine Detachment x1 (1/4)

St Jean (S)

 

Lac des Deux Montagnes

Indian warband (1/6)

Quebec(F+)

Vandreuil(3/6/0), Montcalm (1/6/2), Levis (2/5/1), Bougainville(1/3/0) 1st Battalion Bearn (3/4), 1st Battalion V Estranges (3/4), 2nd Battalion Berry (3/4),3rd Battalion Berry (3/4),

Louisburg (F+)

Drucour(2/4/1), 1st Battalion Artios (3/4), 2nd Battalion Marine (3/4), 1st Battalion Bourgogne (3/4)


French Options

Value

Event

Effect

3

French Regulars(N)

Place two units of French regulars (3/4) at Quebec or Louisburg.

3

Louisburg Squadrons (N)

Blocks British Naval moves  50% chance French squadrons suffer a Quiberon event

3

Campaign (N)

Activate two leaders and their forces

3

Local Enlistment(N)

Restore up to 3 Battalions

3

British Regulars (N)

No effect

3

Cherokee uprising (N)

No effect

2

Stingy Provincial Assembly

Choose either Southern or Northern departments. British lose one of its provincial units

2

Western Indian alliance

Add D3 Indians warbands

1

Field works

Add a bonus for attacking or defending a location

British Dispositions

West Front (West of Easton)

Location

Force

Will’s Creek (F)

Virginia regiment(So) (2/4) , Maryland regiment(So) (2/4), 1st Battalion 48th (3/4),

Alexandria (F+)

Braddock(2/7/0), Dunbar (3/4/0),1st Battalion 44th (3/4),

Oswego (S)

New York regiment(N) (2/4), , 1st Massachusetts regiment (N) (2/4), 2nd Massachusetts regiment (N) (2/4), New Hampshire regiment (N) (2/4)

Baltimore(F+)

 

Philadelphia (F+)

 

East Front (East of Easton)

Oneida Carry East (S)

 Rhode Island regiment(N) (2/4)

New York (F+)

 

Schenectady(S)

Connecticut regiment(N) (2/4)

Baltimore(F+)

 

Albany (F+)

Johnson(1/3/1), , Mohawk warband x2(1/6),

New Haven (F+)

 

Hudson Carry South (F)

 Wolf (1/6/2),1st 95th (2/6), 2nd 95th(2/6)

Hoosic(S)

 

Charlestown(S)

 

Bostom(F+)

 

Halifax(F+)

 

Loiusburg (Besieging)

Monckton (2/5/0), Bradstreet (1/4/1), Murray (1/5/0),1st Battalion 47th (3/4), 1st Battalion 77th (4/4), 2nd  Battalion 77th (4/4), 1st Battalion 78th (4/4), 1st Battalion 42nd (4/4),


British Options

Value

Event

Effect

3

Small Pox (N)

Choose an enemy location with 4+ units.

D3 units are eliminated if there are 4-7 units

D6 units are eliminated if there a 8+ units.

Indians unit are then removed

2

Northern Indian alliance

No effect (French card)

2

Treaty of Easton

No effect (affected units are not in play)

2

Indians desert

Eliminated up to two enemy Indian units

1

Amphibious landing

Move a unit or force to the nearest French controlled port

1

Amphibious landing

Move a unit or force to the nearest French controlled port

1

Highlanders

Place one 4/4 highland units and a leader in any friendly port

1

Mohawks

Restore any reduced mohawk units.

 


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