Dyckman's Mill: An American Revolution battle problem.

 

  Setting up a small American Revolution battle problem.  Each side has very different victory conditions from each other.  I have set the battle in 1776 around the New York city area to give me the opportunity to play with my early war Continental line regiments for a change.  

The battlefield of Dyckman's Mill.  The top of the photo is north, the bottom south, left side is west and right side is east.  

   The Americans have a number of supply wagons (3) which need to get off the table.  They have a small force of two Continental line regiments, a local militia battalion and two large companies of Rifle armed light troops.  They must hold the British off long enough for the supply wagons to escape, and then get his forces off the table on the road to the Northern edge if the table.  The militia may exit on the road to the west if they wish.  

  The Americans Continental line and Militia may set up anywhere west of the river.  The rifle units may set up east of the river in ambush positions if they wish.  There is a ford way the river in the woods that only the Americans know about.  It is after all their country! 

American Command:

9th(Rhode Island) Continental Regiment (30 figures)

11th (Rhode Island) Continental Regiment. (30 figures)

New York Militia battalion (30 figures)

Pennsylvania Rifle battalion (12 figures)

Virginia Rifle battalion (12 figures)

Hamilton's NY Artillery (1 gun and crew)

  The British must capture the small village in the northwest corner of the table as well as the bridge over the river.   They enter on the road on the southeast side of the table.   Local guides have been less then helpful about the local topography and are unaware if the river can be crossed.  

British Command:

1st Grenadier battalion (30)

Light Infantry wing (16)

Jager  company (12)

7th Regiment (30)

63rd Regiment (30)

Grenadier Regiment Rall. (30)

Fusilier Regiment Knyphausen (30)

Royal Artillery (2 guns and crew)