Big Fight at Hanging Rock Part 1

  Early morning at the Hanging Rock loyalist encampment.  In each of the four camps the Loyalist regiments were assembling and standing to arms.

 Colonel Bryan's loyalist militia were totally surprised.  The early morning peace of their encampment was broken by rifle and musket fire.  Attacked on all sides the South Carolina loyalist militia broke and ran to safety.  The North Carolina loyalist militia were made of  sterner stuff and stood their ground returning fire and hoping for help.

  Colonel Irwin's command arrived on the board.  After crossing the creek and climbing up the hill they cone in on the north east corner and Eastern side.  (each unit rolled to find where on board they would arrive in). 

  Davie's rifle men and the NC militia finish off the loyalist militia who break and run.  The first camp is captured and the militia ignore the loot to continue their pursuit of the enemy. ( rolled a 4,5 or 6 to contunue).

 Colonel Bryan rallied the NC loyalist militia but the SC militia continue their race for home.  The Royal NC Regiment (RNCR) and British Legion infantry (BLI) move forward to engage the enemy.  The RNCR gets a good volley into the militia who fall back to think things over!

Coming out of the woods the rifle armed militia destroyed what was left of the fleeing loyalists.  Sumter and Irwin try and bring more troops into line to take advantage of the situation.

 But before they can the RNCR charges to militia marching down the road and send the running back.  The militia horse and other nearby troops also fall back.  Sumter and Irwin are now trying to rally them.

The BLI charge Davie rifle men and also send them back.

The Prince of Wales  America Regiment (PoWAR) charges and forces back the militia lights. 

The victory by the RNCR is short lived.  Out of the woods the Catawa Indians flank the loyalists and put a devastating fire into them. Then the SC militia charges and send the loyalists back.

Irwin and Sumter rally the forces.....

But in the distance clouds of dust suggest reinforcements are on the move and should be arriving soon!

To be continued.......