The Battle of Mount Rock 1757 - A FIW Batrep

 

The Rejects got together on Sunday for another game, this time we used Posties 25mm French Indian War figures and rules.

Gotta say the table looked brilliant from the very start, it all went tits up shortly after walking through the door!!!!

We picked out the hat for sides

British

C/O Lee

2nd in C Smiffy

3rd in C Ray

French & Indians

C/O Newbie Steve
2nd in C Surj

Setting the scene.

The British are building a fort.

Close to a growing village of Mount Rock.

Mount Rock is named after the small rocky hill at the bottom right of the pic.

It's a busy village, the army and townsfolk are going about there business.

A company of the 55th sit atop of Mount Rock, surveying the area.

We knew the French would attack, but where?

It looked like they may attack over the river, the Brits seemed to think so, as Postie had set up

troops guarding the bridge and ford.

And we were right, first turn the French and Indians come charging out of the woods, choosing to get there feet wet, nit going over the bridge of ford.

We were lucky and took a test, hearing the enemy before they charged out. Smiffy's commander by the bridge fired a warning shot, alerting everyone else that the French were coming.

Postie told us all, that the winner will be decided on the number of enemy killed and nothing else.

So we decided to get all the civilians who weren't carrying a weapon well out of the way.

 A company of the 55th form a line and awaite the French.

Steve's French take fire from Smiffy's Provincials

Another company take and give fire, this time against Surj's troops.

Surj's Indian's stalk through the woods and stumble on a hidden BEWARE token!

Last time this happened Lee lost 3 men to a maurding bear! 

Surj was mightely pleased when Postie placed a chicken!

My civilians, the ones with muskets, give fire, but to no effect, my dice rolling was rubbish.

On the other hand, Surj's dice rolling was pretty good.

The 55th still waiting in the clearing. They've been joined by Eagleye, the Scout.

Its not going to well tbh. We can't seem to win the first move. This means the French and Indians move first and fire first. Any kills inflicted can't shoot back.

Still running civilians' back and missing with every shot taken.

We left Lee's 44th foot back at the fort, just in case the enemy had a surprise attack  down the other end of the table. But we now had to take a chance and move them down the table towards the action.

Smiffy and Steve were having a tussle at the top of the pic. Steve was getting the better of Smiffy.

They're moving very quickly

Postie, Smiffy, Steve and Surj.

The 55th still on Mount Rock, but at least they've turned to face the action.

Surj lines the fence line and kills a few of my townsfolk. I miss everyone again......

If Surj had any sense he'd not advance towards the 55th?

Leave the cows alone Surj!!!

The massed Indians, Marines and Militia march onwards.

Our only bit of luck in the game so far. We couldn't outrun Surj's Indians, so we turned back and charged.

Miraculously Smiffy won both melees!!!

Lots of firing and lots of missing. I'm throwing D20's needing 15+. 

Not a hope in hell!

The 55th moved off of Mount Rock to help cover the townsfolk.

Lee's 44th head for the centre of the table.

While I make a pretty pattern and keep my fingers crossed.

But we're running out of time.

We need to be put out of our misery.

And thank gawd, there was where we ran out of time, Postie added up the points.

The Brits 62 - 132 French Indians

An utter thrashing for the Brits, if we'd have had 3 Tiger tanks they would still have beaten us.

There's not much else to add, if one of the three of us could have thrown half decent dice it may have been a closer game. But with the three of us throwing like we did it was never gonna happen. 

At one point I had 5 shots one after the other, needing a 15+ to hit I threw 3, 4, 3, 2 & a 4!

It was a crazy game and well won by Surj and Steve.

Steve was awarded the Man of the Match, because he could throw 15+ on a D20, when he wanted too!

The swine!