The British army has landed. It was split into eastern and western forces with an objective to outflank and overwhelm the French defenses. I literally wanted to see if there was a way to stop the British with the current mechanism.
Provincial and light infantry troops were sent fast forward to find a way around the formidable fortified line that blocked the area around (modern) Howes Landing and Mossy Point. Blocking forces threatened the French main line to ensure they could not make any sudden movements.
The eastern (bottom) strike force initially looked pretty good by simply going around the whole French line, but ultimately ran into some Canadians who ambushed them in the thick forest. The force of about a thousand provincials got sandwiched between the mountain and blocking forces on both ends. The final outcome is still to be determined, although the outlook isn’t good…
An 18th century blitzkrieg took place when another provincial regiment (or actually a battalion) of New Yorkers drove straight through a gap left by the French – who had reacted to the flanking movement – to Mont Agné (I recently learned “montagne” is mountain in French, so that probably isn’t really the name of the place). Backed by the regulars of the 1st battalion of the Royal American Regiment, they bravely attempted to encircle the eastern part of the main French line. Although successful in forcing the French to abandon the fortifications built before the attack, they took a heck of a beating by the French who mustered everything they could to crush the New Yorkers and attacked from opposite sides at the same time.
At the same time, the western assault was also shaping up. Light infantry supported by the provincials used the Indian path to go around the Bear Mountain (modern day Cook Mountain). Regular regiments pushed forward to fix the French in place and started to land artillery in preparation to breach the redoubts.
Back and forth combat took place around the path and the mountain-side. French reinforcements trickled in as the British were probing for weak spots. Small units comprised of Indians, Canadians and grenadiers were trying to pluck any holes.
A small counterattack was mounted by some 300 brave Canadians in an attempt to sink some of the weakly protected British artillery into the lake. They exploited the lack of protection for the artillery , and drove their bateaux into the waterborne artillery. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful as the six 6-pounder cannon on the three “floating artillery castles” were able to break off the attack and drive the enemy back to their starting place.
That is as far as I got this time. My vacation started so I have to take some time off from the board. I am hoping to continue the scenario in a few weeks and finish off at least some of the remaining operations.