Scenario E, Mclure's Field

Following a successful career on the stage Troy Jefferson Mclure has taken up farming in the area of the Pennsylvania North River, accompanied only by Poncho, his shapely ass.  This is perhaps a clue as to the reason for his career change.

You may know him for such Restoration comedies as Calling All Quakers, (with Dolores Montenegro) The Mustachioed Musketeer,  The Erotic Adventures of Cromwell and Dial M for Murderousness. 

He brags of his battles with natives, renegade Frenchmen and stage door autograph hunters, but today faces the foraging parties of the 20th Foot who have robbed him of all but the shirt on his back.  The heroic and portly form of Lieutenant the Hon, Richard "Wheezer" Barfe-Chunks and his Company have raided the farm buildings for supplies, but were then attacked by a huge war party of the Huron and their French masters.  The British have taken refuge in a sunken lane, and await the French and native onslaught.

Mclure just wants to get Poncho back...

British 18 Points
Officer: 2nd Lt the Hon, Richard "Wheezer" Barfe-Chunks.
Trait: Wheezy
6 Hon Points
Ensign Vivian Swift-Cummings (Cad)
Ensign Roger Ewes (the favourite nephew)
1 group Grenadiers Shock infantry 20th Foot @6 Points
3 groups Line Infantry 20th Foot @ 4 points each

French 24 Points
Officer: Captain Etienne de Grande-Boules, Regt de Lorraine, The Fighting Peacock
Trait. Peacock, Nomme de Guerre
Honour 43 points
Ensign Alain Chapelier-Brun, (Nice loud voice)
Honour 3

1 group Light Infantry Regt de Lorraine
2 group Coureurs de Bois (lead by the traitor Enoch Petain)
3 Large Aggressive groups Native Americans


The 20th have withdrawn to the sunken road as the Huron swarm around Mclure's farm, which is already on fire.  

Also on table are Farmer Mclure and his shapely ass Poncho.  Poncho moves randomly and has a nasty kick.  He is also carrying the 20th Supplies.  If Mclure survives the battle he will join the Maryland Militia to assuage his feelings of "murderousness."  It is of course the British who set fire to his farm in the first place.

Mclure's Field, and a burning cabin

The 20th Foot shelter in the sunken lane whilst the Huron mass against them

The 20th prepare.  Think Donald Sutherland as British Major in Revolution "For King and Country. God is with you. Be brave. You're British soldiers and the best bloody regiment in the world."

On come the Huron.  Except that rear group who refuse to move...

French woodsmen.  My shock marker is a little more "French Regular..."

Over they go.

A success for the Bayonet

Yet more Huron attack

The mighty Grenadiers wheel right and charge in.  The Huron break.  Must be the fifers!

Lt Barfe-Chunks brings his group out of the lane and volley fires into the retreating natives.

The hero shot, as Barfe-Chunks finally earns his captaincy

Ensign Chapelier-Brun slopes off with his group (Which failed activation four times!)  Note the way our French Officer cleverly blends in!

For all of those Poncho fans out there you can relax.  Troy Mclure and his shapely ass survived the battle by randomly moving, and both enlisted in the Maryland Militia.