From: Scott Holmgren <sholmgren@NOVAGATE.COM>
Subject:      FuryOnChamplain Replay (Long)

First serious replay of Fury on Champlain (3W). Designed by John Farewell.

Turn 1
Actually a half-turn, only the British get to move their land forces up
to the Canadian border poised for the thrust into New York. Robinson's
1st Brigade crossed the Richelieu and moves on Odeltown.

Turn 2 - wind from East

British: The wind begins to blow from the east which causes no problems
for Pring's fleet to sail from the Richelieu down to the protection of
Monty Bay. Completion of the Confiance begins at Isle-aux-Noix. Prevost
crosses the border and begins the advance on Chazy with Power's 3rd
Brigade in the lead. The 58th Regiment is broken down into four outpost
garrisons to protect the supply line originating at entry hex C (guarded
by the Canadian militia and the Indians) and running down to the village
of Champlain. On to Plattsburgh!

Americans: The winds are perfect for Macdonough and his fleet! They sail
up to Treadwell Bay leaving Gunboat Flotilla #2 behind to protect the
transports sailing to Plattsburgh. Macomb rushes north toward Chazy
leaving Appling behind to try and complete the redoubt. The scattered
militia head toward the front.

Turn 3 - wind from West

British: Power's 3rd Brigade reaches Chazy and attacks Moerrs' NY militia
with his 3rd and 5th Regiments and artillery. The Americans melt away
without even a fight, and the 5th enters the town and captures the
American supply wagons. Brisbane's 2nd Brigade marches south along Lake
Champlain poised to occupy Chazy Landing.

Americans: Although things look bad on land, Macdonough skillfuly tacks
his way into Monty Bay and engages Pring's divided fleet. His gunboats
hold the Linnet at bay while the Eagle and Ticonderoga blast the Chub and
Finch into submission. The latter two are captured and Pring limps
northward toward Chazy Landing to rendezvous with his gunboats and
transports. Landward, the Americans backpeddle as Moerrs and Aiken's
militia blow the bridge west of Chazy, and Macomb throws up a roadblock
just south of the town on State Road. The Saratoga lands the marines and
supplies at Treadwell Bay, and Strong's Vermont militia ferries across to
Port Kent.

Turn 4 - wind from West

British: The British Navy pulls back to Isle-aux-Noix to repair the
Linnet and regroup with the nearly finished Confiance. Power's 3rd
Brigade pushes up the Little Chazy River toward West Chazy Village;
Brisbane's 2nd Brigade clears the roadblock on State Road; Robinson's 1st
Brigade follows Brisbane's route; and Prevost personally enters Chazy
with much fanfare. "Where will the American's make their stand?" he
wonders.

Americans: After the victory at Monty Bay, Macdonough sails back to
Burlington with his prizes to complete minor repairs; however, the
Saratoga remains in Treadwell Bay. Macomb and Moerrs fell more trees for
roadblocks along Ashley and State Roads. Appling leaves the redoubt
unfinished and moves the engineers north to begin a series of
entrenchments along Wallace and Culver Hills. All units are converging on
Beekmantown.

Turn 5 - wind from West

British: The advance continues south. A bridge is rebuilt and more
roadblocks are removed.

Americans: The American fleet is repaired, and Macdonough readies for his
(hopefully) final and victorious battle with the British. The army is now
nearly completely gathered north of Plattsburgh. Two last roadblocks
should give Macomb a turn to deploy for battle. Unfortunately, Vermont
isn't sending much militia.

Turn 6 - wind from West

British: The puny American roadblocks are cleared and the enemy is
spotted fleeing south toward Plattsburgh. The engineers are rebuilding
one final bridge, and then the supply lines will be open all the way back
to Canada. Power will take Beekmantown clearing the flank for Brisbane
and Robinson coming down State Road.

Americans: Can Macdonough sail out of Burlington against the wind? . . .
No! The gales are too strong across the Lake. The defensive line is as
finished as it can get for now. Macomb and the bulk of American troops
occupy entrenchments north of the bridge north of Plattsburgh; Appling
and the engineers feverishly build more to the west; and Moerrs and
Strong hold Beekmantown with the New York and Vermont militia and the 6th
and 15th Regular Infantry regiments. Time to stand our ground.

Turn 7 - wind from West

British: The British commanders realign their regiments to face the now
visible American defenses. Power's 3rd Brigade opposes Beekmantown with
the 5th Regiment on the right, the 3rd Regiment in the center, and a
battalion of the 1/27th Regiment with the artillery on the left. (The
remainder of the last regiment guards the supply line back to Chazy.)
Brisbane's 2nd Brigade is ready on State Road with the 13th, 49th, and
2/8th Regiments in the first line, Meur's Regiment and the Canadian Light
Infantry in the second line, and the artillery and supply trains in the
rear. Further back, Robinson's 1st Brigade moves en masse. Prevost and
his dragoons sit at Chazy while de Rottenburgh gathers the engineers and
marines in reserve. Next turn everyone attacks!

Americans: Macdonough still can't escape Burlington against the strong
wind. The Saratoga is able to join up with the transports and smaller
gunboats in Plattsburgh Bay. One more contingent of Vermont militia is on
the way.

Turn 8 - wind from West

British: Downie sets sail from Isle-aux-Noix with the nearly complete
Confiance, the Linnet, and his gunboats in an attempt to destroy the
divided American fleet in Plattsburgh Bay. On land, Power's 3rd Brigade
advances on Beekmantown, and Moerrs' militia doesn't run! The British 3rd
Regiment tangles with the American 6th Infantry, each side taking a step
loss, but the Americans fall back to rally in East Beekmantown. Further
east Brisbane assaults Macomb's earthworks with bloody results: the 13th
and 49th Regiments each take a step loss, and the British column reels
backward.

Americans: The wind may be the worst enemy of the American Navy as the
bulk of it still can't sail from Burlington. The Saratoga may be on her
own against the British! All four commanders are now on the front lines
in the following positions: Macomb (the 29th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 34th
Infantry Regiments, the NY Dragoons, the Artillery, and the US Marines)
holds the trenches north of the bridge north of Plattsburgh; Appling (the
convalescing Regulars and the Franklin County militia) holds the
just-finished entrenchments just west of Macomb; Strong and his two
regiments of Vermont militia are the most vulnerable holding the open
ground just east of East Beekmantown; and Moerrs (the 6th, 15th Infantry,
the 1st Rifles, Aiken's militia, and the Clinton and Essex militia) holds
his ground in East Beekmantown. The Engineers fall back to Plattsburgh
where the new Vermont milita disembarks its transports while the last of
the NY and CT militia hurries north past Keesville.

Turn 9 - wind from North

British: Downie continues sailing south now with the wind at his back and
races into Plattsburgh Bay where Saratoga, Gunboat Squadron #2, Essex,
and Montgomery wait at prepared anchor. Downie brings the Confiance's
guns to bear on the Saratoga, lines the Linnet up to take on the American
gunboats, pits Gunboat Squadron #1 against the Crab Island battery, and
places his other gunboats in reserve. The guns blaze away! Crab Island
gets knocked out quickly, but the Linnet and British Gunboat #1 are hit
hard. And Downie is mortally wounded! When the smoke clears the Saratoga
limps away to south of Crab Island with the Essex and Montgomery; the
American Gunboat Squadron #2 strikes its colors and is captured.
Unfortunately the Linnet is damaged beyond repair and is scuttled; the
Confiance is still in fighting shape. But the battle cannot be counted a
British naval victory because the Americans still have 24 gun factors on
the Saratoga and the Confiance and British Gunboats only have 44; four
shy of the required 2-1 advantage! And with the wind shifting and the
Americans able to sail out of Burlington, there's little hope of catching
the Saratoga alone again. The best the British can hope for in this game
is a draw. It's up to the British army to prevent an American victory!
Power charges into East Beekmantown, and the Clinton miltia flees up
Wallace Hill. This time the British 5th Regiment loses a step, and Power
is forced to pull out of Beekmantown; Moerrs' force is unscathed! Moving
east, Robinson's 1st Brigade attacks Strong across the stream; half the
Vermont militia runs and the other half is overwhelmed with Strong
becoming a prisoner. Brisbane advances on Appling's force across the same
stream and dispatches of it with ease; Appling is killed. Finally Meur's
Regiment, the Canadian Light Infantry, and the 2nd Brigade Artillery
assault Macomb's position. The Americans can't be dislodged with the
Canadian Chausseurs losing a step in the process. After this coordinated
assault all along the lines, a hole has been punched in the center of the
American's line, and Macomb is nearly cut off; however, almost every
British regiment has taken a step loss, and another heavy assault may
break the morale of the troops causing units to vanish from the map. How
will the Americans handle the gap in their line?

Americans: Wow! That was some shot and shell! On the waters of Lake
Champlain, Macdonough sails across to Port Henry (can't sail north into
the wind!) and meets the Saratoga and two transports there; the fleet is
finally together! Hopefully the wind will turn and the British can be
caught. The American army falls back to Plattsburgh and strongly holds
the two town hexes north of the Saranac River. But Moerrs' force doesn't
get in the town fast enough - he had to move over Wallace Hill - and he
may get caught in the open! Units are shuffled to give both Macomb and
Moerrs a balance of regulars and militia. (Macomb's force still is the
stronger of the two.) Three more Vermont militia units are transport
bound, and the militia from the southern counties and Connecticut are
just south of town. Overall, the militia has performed admirably thus far.

Turn 10 - wind from West

British: The British Navy will run for it in hopes of outdistancing the
Americans and is able to sail seven lake areas toward Isle-aux-Noix!
Downie's replacement risks leaving the ships in the open water; a gale
ensues! It results in six flotation losses - fortunately none of the
ships sink. Prevost arrives behind his lines to surmise the situation.
With the two halves of his army united before Plattsburgh, he can
eliminate the west line of outposts leading back to Chazy and regroup
them into the 1/27th Regiment while moving those western supply trains
overland to State Road. It's now or never for the British to attack.
Robinson and Brisbane lunge at Moerrs' units in the open; in the face of
3-1 odds the Essex militia dissolves into the countryside. However, the
encounter is anything but decisive: the US 1st Rifles are wiped out, and
the British 2/8th Regiment takes a step loss, but the Redcoats are forced
to retire at the unexpected resistance. On the left, de Rottenburgh
(leading the other half of the 2nd Brigade) charges Macomb; the two US
militia regiments retreat further into Plattsburgh, but de Rottenburgh is
repulsed with two more step losses. It doesn't look good for the British.

Americans: Macdonough matches the British die roll and could move seven
lake areas, but would still be one shy of the fleeing British ships.
Instead, he sails into Plattsburgh Bay; no need to risk disaster at
Isle-aux-Noix. The American army is doing a heckuva job! Moerrs makes it
inside Plattsburgh, and once more Macomb shuttles units about to
strengthen his lines. To prevent a British flanking maneuver across the
ford just west of town, Strong's replacement and the Engineers begin work
on entrenchments on the south side of the crossing while two New York and
two Vermont militia regiments hold the north bank; while they may run,
they will stop the British for one turn.

Turn 11 - wind from West

British: No sooner do the Confiance and Gunboats pull into Isle-aux-Noix,
Pring has Downie's second-in-command arrested for incompetance and thrown
in the brig. This has been a disgraceful showing for the Royal Navy.
Prevost may await the same fate . . . Robinson begins the last attack on
the right towards the American militia; half dissappear completely, one
regiment retreats across the ford, and the remaining regiment is shot to
pieces (but it does inflict a step loss on the 3/27th Regiment).
Meanwhile everything else is thrown at Macomb. The entire 2nd and 3rd
Brigades (and the Marines, too!) amass 48 combat points against the
American's 17. The newly arrived Connecticut militia disappear into the
cellars of Plattsburgh at the spectacle of the British assault. [With the
large forces engaged, a combat result of 4/2 results, with that being
reduced to 4/1 because of Macomb being in Plattsburgh.] The US 33rd
Regiment bears the brunt of the attack and suffers a step loss, but the
British again suffer heavy losses - Meur's Regiment and the 2nd Brigade
Artillery each lose a step, the British Marines evaporate in the charge,
the American artillery outduels the 3rd Brigade's guns into oblivion, and
Power is shot dead forty paces shy of the American line. Prevost has
failed. It is impossible for the British to take all four hexes of
Plattsburgh with only one turn remaining. The British concede victory to
the Americans.

Americans: Victory

Scott Holmgren
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