Swamp Fox - Game 1

Last Thursday we played the first scenario from the Too Fat Lardies Swamp Fox book. This is based on the Francis Marion campaign in South Carolina during the American Revolution.

In the first scenario the Rebels (Francis Marion) is attempting to rescue prisoners whilst driving off the Crown forces. The Rebels deployed from the left hand side of the table near to the building.

The Rebel militia rapidly arrived on the road and spread out with the skirmishers taking advantage of the cover in the swamp. 

Once the sentry had raised the alarm the Crown forces started to deploy from the plantation house and proceeded to move the carts to make a blockade. 

 

However the Rebel skirmishers were making this difficult for some of the provincial troops and they eventually gave up and retired to the plantation house.

Meanwhile the British regulars had formed up at the edge of the orchard to prevent an outflanking manoeuvre by Marion.

In the centre the main militia force slowly trudged towards the farmhouse, eventually getting to the cart barricade and poured fire into the plantation house causing severe casualties.

Marion meanwhile nervously advanced through the orchard towards the steady British line. 

With a hurrah the British charged towards Marion’s troops and stopped at point blank range, ready to pour in fire. 

However, luck was with Marion as he managed to fire first with a devastating volley. 

The British were reeling and even with superior musketry skills were unable to stand against the Rebel Militia. 

The Rebels cheered as at first the British faltered and then broke in front of them. At this point the British morale was plummeting and with little chance of holding back the Rebels they retired from the table.