Monday, February 18, 2019

Cowpens - Guilford Courthouse Campaign Refought: American Order of Battle



   The following are the troops available, each month for the American commander.  Please note that the order of battle changes each month.  This is due to reinforcements arriving, and militia enlistment ending so they are going home.

 January 1781

Brigadier General Daniel Morgan 

Continental Light Brigade:
Lieutenant Colonel John Eager Howard
Maryland/Delaware Light Battalion (30)
Triplett’s Virginia Battalion (24)
Washington's Dragoons (10)

Pickens' South Carolina Militia Brigade:
Colonel Andrew Pickens
1st Spartan SC Militia Regt. (30)
2nd Spartan SC Militia Regt. (30)
McCall's State Dragoons (6)
Cunningham's Rifle Battalion (12)

Sumter's South Carolina Brigade:
BG Thomas Sumter
1st Militia battalion  (24)
2nd Militia battalion (24)
Hampton's South Carolina State Dragoons (6)

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February 1781

American Southern Army: 
Major General Nathaniel Greene 

Singleton's Continental Artillery (2 guns and crew)

Continental Light Brigade:
Lieutenant Colonel John Eager Howard
Maryland/Delaware Light Battalion (30)
Militia battalion (24)
Rifle Battalion (12)

Virginia Continental Brigade (Brigadier-General Isaac Huger)
1st Virginia Regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel John Green) (30)

Maryland Continental Brigade (Colonel Otho Williams).
1st Maryland  battalion (Colonel John Gunby) (30)
2nd Maryland battalion (Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Ford) (30)

Washington's Dragoons (10)

Lee's Legion (brigade)
Lee's Legion Dragoons (12)
Lee's Legion Infantry (12) 

Stevens' Virginia Militia Brigade:
Stevens' Virginia Militia (24)

North Carolina Militia Brigade:
Brigadier General William Davidson
William's Surrey County, North Carolina Militia Battalion (24)
Polk's Mecklenburg Militia Battalion (24)
Locke's Rowan County, N.C. Militia Battalion (24)
Graham's Mecklenburg County, N.C. Dragoons (6)
McDowell's North Carolina Riflemen (12)
Winston's North Carolina Riflemen  (12)

Pickens' South Carolina Militia Brigade:
Colonel Andrew Pickens
1st Spartan SC Militia Regt. (30)
2nd Spartan SC Militia Regt. (30)
McCall's State Dragoons (6)
Cunningham's Rifle Battalion (12)
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March 1781

American Southern Army: 
Major General Nathaniel Greene 

Singleton's Continental Artillery (2 guns and crew)

Virginia Continental Brigade:
Brigadier-General Isaac Huger
1st Virginia Regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel John Green) (30)
2nd Virginia Regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hawes) (30)

Maryland Continental Brigade:
Colonel Otho Williams
1st Maryland Regiment (Colonel John Gunby) (30)
2nd Maryland Regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Ford) (30)

Virginia Militia Brigade:
Brigadier-General Edward Stevens
Moffitt 's and McDowell 's militia battalion (30)
Perkins and Cocke's Militia battalions (30)

Virginia Militia Brigade:
 Brigadier-General Robert Lawson
 Munford's militia battalion (30)
Holcombe's and Randolph's militia battalion (30)

North Carolina Militia Brigade:
Brigadier-General John Butler
Butler's Militia battalion (30)

North Carolina Militia Brigade:
Brigadier-General Thomas  Eaton
Linton's militia battalion (30)
William's militia battalion (30)

Rifle Regiments
 Colonel William Campbell (12)
 Colonel Charles Lynch (12)

Light Dragoons and Partisan Corps:
Col. William Washington
Delaware Light company (12)
William Washington’s Light Dragoons: (10)

Lee's Legion (brigade)
Lee's Legion Dragoons (12)
Lee's Legion Infantry (12) 

Continental Artillery (two 2-gun sections)






6 comments:

  1. This battle has always fascinated me although I have never used it as a tabletop scenario. I't got it all: infantry, cavalry, artillery, light infantry/jaegers, militia, and mercenary Germans and all in a playable size where every unit and/or contingent can be represented, and yet the game can, presumably, be finished before the wee hours set it. Come to think of it, I might just have to try this battle myself before long!

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. It is an interesting game. Quality vs quantity. And Cornallis' army is a American Revolution gamers dream army. It has everything!

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  2. We have fought this battle (but not the entire campaign) three times, always with the same pleasure...Beautiful units Mark!

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  3. Nice to see your beautiful AWI units Mark and its going to be fun watching how the campaign develops. I have only participated in a campaign once - the "Habitants and Highlanders" French and Indian Wars - which I fought with a friend over fifteen years ago. Have always intended to "do" another but we have never got around to it....

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  4. I have been Looking forward to doing this for a while.

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