Red Man's Revenge
General Washington, to punish the natives for assisting the British , has sent troupes
in to the native territories to attempt and destroy their means and will to fight. Militia
men eager to exact a toll on the natives have joined in the venture. Many villages have
been burned, women, children, slaughtered, provisions stolen. A contingent of these
troupes, considering their job well and verily done, have made a camp by the river,
preparing for the journey back home.
Whilst these tactics have had the desired effect on some of the natives, others have
been spurred on in to a “blood rage”. Scouts have discovered the whereabouts of the
raiders camp and sent word to the warriors in the vicinity. They now converge on the
encampment to exact revenge. The chiefs have also sent word to the British of what is
transpiring and demand that if the British wish them to remain “helpful”, that assistance
is needed.
The British, in response, have sent a force down out of Canada. For the sake of
swiftness, the vanguard of this force is made up of Loyalist and regular light troupes
with a follow-on of regular British line and Hessian line. The need for speed being
paramount, all artillery has been left behind, save for a pair of ammusettes.
These moves by the British have not gone unnoticed and word has made its way
back to General Washington. The general, seeing a possible opportunity commits regular
troupes and sends them, guided by “friendly? natives” to join with the raiders.
The Continentals start out from their camp.
Crossing the river
The Lights and Militia begin to march through the
valley in order to meet the Continental regulars.
While the Militia advances, British reenforcements
begin to arrive from behind.
Everyone is moving cautiously because they hear
the war cries in the woods.
The Lights lead the way through the valley.
Suddenly Indians line the valley!
Slowly the Continentals advance to aid the Militia.
All the while British Lights advance towards the rebel camp.
After a devastating volley, the Indians pour into
the valley to massacre the Continentals.
Mad Dog directs his braves.
The militia falls back to a supporting position.
The rifles fall back into the camp.
Now victorious war cries can be heard echoing
through the valley.
British infantry and Hessian grenadiers follow up
in support of the Lights.
The Lights come into view of the camp.
the camp.
Realizing that the British are behind them,
the commander of the militia makes the fateful
decision of getting his troops through the valley
to safety.
The Continental relief force lumbers towards the
valley.
The British lights and rifles skirmish in the woods.
The British and Hessians rumble towards the battle.
Once again the Indians have lined the valley
in hopes of destroying the militia.
Indians hide in the forest awaiting the Continental regulars.
Onward come the Continental regulars.
The Indians fire on the militia in the valley.
The militia rush to make it out of the valley..
More Indians are coming from behind.
While the Hessians loot the camp and the Light
skirmish in the distance, the British regulars
advance.
The Continentals arrive at the mouth of the valley.
Continentals.
The militia runs the gauntlet in the valley.
The Continentals brace themselves for the threat of
battle.
The Indians emerge from the edge of the woods.
What is left of the militia runs for the safety of the
Continental line.
As the battle rages on another war party heads back
towards the militia camp.
While the Hessians loot the camp, the Indians have
joined the British lights in fighting the American
rifles in the woods at the edge of the camp.
As the Continentals ready for battle, they are made
aware of the tragedy that has occured.
The General in charge of the relief force decides it
is best if he withdrawls, his mission a failure.
As the Continentals retire before them, the Indians
advance from the woods to taunt their foe.
Meanwhile back in the camp the rifles are overcome
by superior numbers and are wiped out.
As the British advance through the camp and into
the valley, the rebels fallback to their fort.
The red mans revenge is far from complete, and the
next game should prove to be most interesting as a
large force of British, Hessians, and Indians move on
lay siege to the Americans at fort Courage.