This is the second scenario from the Too Fat Lardies Swamp Fox supplement and again we have Swamp Fox Buchanan pitted against Major May. In this scenario the table is covered in large areas of swamp with a river running through it and a road crossing it.
The scenario is where the Rebels are attempting to disrupt a Crown force column. Thus the Crown forces deployed in a column on the road and attempted to exit at least half their force off of the far edge of the table.
Two groups of Rebel militia quickly deployed and started harassing the tail end of the column
The rear group of Loyalist militia turned and returned fire, acting as a rearguard whilst the rest of the column headed for safety.
Numbers soon began the tell and the rearguard were driven off. Meanwhile the rest of the column had used the time wisely and had managed to reach the ford over the river.
However out of the swamp came Swampy Buchanan to try and out flank them. However the dice gods were not with Swampy this time and even with a bonus move his forces floundered in the mud.
The British regulars deployed into line and prepared to pour fire into Swampy's troops.
The Crown forces closed in whilst Swampy failed to get his forces into any sort of order with only a single group able to return fire.
Things were not looking good for Swampy with poor dice rolling not helping and the militia were taking too long to advance up the road.
Soon the Rebels were down to just one group and this wasn't able to slow up the Crown forces. So the Crown forces were easily able to get most of their forces off the table edge and win the game.
Another good game of Sharp Practice which Looked as if it would be all over quite early but the moveable deployment point used to get ahead of the Crown forces brought the initiative back to the Rebels. Had it not been for some truly atrocious movement dice it could have had a completely different outcome.
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