Rebels and Patriots

Today's club game was "Rebels and Patriots" with Allan.  He supplied all the French Indian Wars figures, terrain and buildings.

Its a fast and easy to learn set of skirmish level rules. We managed to play two games, one in the morning and another in the afternoon.

For the first game, Allan had a British force trying to get to the fort at the other end of the table. My French and Indians had to stop them ! 

No sign of any activity at the fort !

The British have 5 units - a small light infantry section leads the way, followed by Highlanders, two units of regulars and some skirmishers at the rear

Allan's column proceeds cautiously

Suddenly two units of French regulars appear behind the column and open fire

and on the flank Indian tribesmen and some French woodsmen

The Indians dash forwards 

Allan decides to deploy his light infantry into the tree line facing the Indians

so now the Scots lead the column

The Indians attack the British light infantry

The British take casualties and they retreat

now Indian marksmen have crawled into position ahead of the column

The British main body receives fire and a man is down

and the Indians have hit a Scot too

The French regulars continue to pursue the column

Now the Scots try to engage the Indian skirmishers but they evade

but the Indian tribesmen emerge from the trees and attack the Scots

The Scots retire with casualties - indeed, the British leader has to test to see if he is hit

as the Indians take the ground

Yes he is ! The British commander is down.

This is not good at all.

With casualties mounting all through the column and the commander dead, Allan concedes the game.

After lunch, Allan has a force of American provincials defending the fort against my French & Indians attacking.

We assault from three sides - the two French regular units from this direction

Indian tribe from the left

who immediately charge forward !

lose casualties on the way in

and fail to climb the walls

this does egg the French regulars on though and they send forward a unit

at the same time, Indian skirmishers attack from the right

The tribesmen have retreated back to cover

but the French now have both their regular units charging the fort

One makes it to the wall but they are taking casualties

but a determined effort sees them ascend and defeat the Americans facing them

however, fire from the blockhouse sends them reeling back at the wall is retaken

Meantime on the right hand wall, the French woodsman have managed to shoot down most of the Americans facing their way, encouraging the Indian skirmishers to charge 

but wouldn't you know it - the sole remainng American in that wall beats them off !

Undeterred by their earlier failure, the Indian tribesmen charge the left hand wall again

as the French keep this side of the fort busy

now the last of the defenders on the right hand wall has been shot so the Indians are free to return

These red capped Frenchmen have been amazing shots out on the right

Things are looking precarious for the fort now

The Indians have scaled the wall on the right which is now unoccupied

the American commander tries to get other men around to face them

but now the French are over the wall and the Americans have been forced back with casualties

the Indians have taken the left hand wall, so now the Americans have lost three walls

and the American commander has been surrounded by Indians - guess his scalp will be worn on a belt by someone !

so that was it, the fort had fallen !  Here's the rule book cover for those of you not familiar with them

Very entertaining little games.