The defender has a Company out on patrol that detects the bridge builders, so they attack the construction in the hope of halting and delaying it.
Attacker 24 point Company AND 2 Engineer units of 6 men each (Free)
The Defenders side has 24 Points
Terrain: In the middle of the table from the North to the South edge is a 6" wide river that counts as difficult terrain, both banks are steep and count as obstacles. Both sides of the river have a mix of hills forest and open.
Ending the Scenario
At the end of turn 8 roll a dice and add the turns already played. If the result is 14 or over this was the last turn.
+4 Honour for a completed bridge
+2 Honour for 40 or more construction points
+1 Honour less than 33 percent casualties
+1 Honour Causing 33 Percent casualties
Defender
+3 Honour preventing the Bridge from being completed
+1 Each Engineer Unit removed
+1 Honour less than 33 percent casualties
General Braddock used a mixture of Seamen and Pioneers as his engineers in the advance to the Monongahela in 1755. With this in mind I re-based some 10mm sailors and an Officer for my bridge builders.
French Officer
Regt de Lorraine, Capitaine Etienne de Grande-Boules, The Fighting Peacock
Trait. Peacock, Nomme de Guerre
Honour 45 points
Sous Lieutenant Alain Chapelier-Brun, (Nice loud voice) 10 Honour Points
1 Group Shock, Grenadiers Regt de Lorraine
3 groups of Regular Line Regt de Lorraine
1 group Light Infantry Regt de Lorraine
1 Large Aggressive group Native Americans
British Officer
2nd Lt the Hon, Richard "Wheezer" Barfe-Chunks.
Trait: Wheezy
11 Hon Points
Ensign Vivian Swift-Cummings (Cad)
Ensign Roger Ewes (the favourite nephew)
1 Group Shock, Grenadiers 20th Foot
3 groups of Regular Line 20th Foot
1 group Light Infantry 20th Foot
2 groups Engineers
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| The British Deploy and begin to build that bridge |
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| A Naval Working party under Midshipman Clive Swiftpoke |
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| This is my British company. A group of Grenadiers, three groups of Line and a group of Lights. It's well balanced. The Engineers cart is Irregular miniatures and inexplicably has been upturned in front of the Grenadiers... |
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| Enter the French |
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| The British line the river bank... not original but its a plan |
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| And the French deploy. The double 6 for activation awards Etienne "True Grit." +1 to his honour. |
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| Midshipman Swiftpoke has a building boost. Half done! Competent these sailors. |
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| The French battalion gun starts to spoil Midshipman Swiftpoke's day |
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| The French bring on their Huron allies. |
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| And the Huron storm across a previously unseen ford. Straight into the British position. |
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| The French gun keeps trying |
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| Ensign Swift-Cummings faces the French flank attack |
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| Lieutenant Barfe-Chunks volleys the natives as they cross the river, whittling them down. |
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| And then the battalion gun blows itself up... |
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| The natives storm into the 20th foot group that has brilliantly disadvantaged itself by getting into rough ground. Ensign Roger Ewes disgraces himself |
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| Swift-Cummings routs the French Counter attack |
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| The natives are now a target. |
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| The Grenadiers get an amazing double 6 activation and get "At the Double." I fire a volley and then storm across in March Attack |
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| The Grenadiers win, by a single casualty and both groups are devastated |
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| The hero shot. Lieutenant Barfe-Chunks leads the 20th across the ford. The French begin to withdraw. |
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| The remaining Grenadiers chase the Regt de Lorraine away |
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| Captain Etienne de Grande-Boules, Regt de Lorraine, "The Fighting Peacock..." defeated. |
Honour
2nd Lt "Wheezer" Barfe-Chunks
+9 Points. (20) Promoted Lieutenant.
Ensign Vivian Swift -Cummings +9 (10)
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
And for naval enthusiasts can I point out that Midshipman SwiftPoke survived and I awarded him 5 honour points for his Bridge.
The French +1 points for the "true grit" double 6 activation roll.
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