AMERICAN FORCES, BATTLE OF LUNDY’S LANE, JULY 25, 1814

 

  In setting up a game based on The Battle of Lundy's Lane the first step was to see if I had the painted soldiers and how to organize the various regiments.  It is a time honoured tradition to have a ratio of men to figures.  So if you are using a 10:1 ratio a 240 man Regiment equals 24 figures.  Being an iconoclastic individual I like the way Black Powder rules has different sizes for various regiments.  Large, average, small and tiny. So for most of my games I use a standard size unit and for this game I   chose six stands of four figures as the average unit, eight stands of four figures as large, four stands of four figures as small, and two stands of four figures as tiny. Any stand of skirmish troops were split front and back into two half-stands. Artillery is organized into heavy, medium and light guns.  Cavalry played very little role in this battle.  Commanders used them ad mounted messengers and such.  But wargamers just love to send cavalry in useless and futile charges.  So if you must have your mounted heroes field then ad a Tiny unit.

  If you are thinking of fighting out this battle on your own and would rather use a man to figure ratio never fear!  I have provided the rank and file numbers for each regiment so you can organize your armies as you see fit.  Please feel free to use what works best for you.  

  And for those who like such things I have added the regimental commanders name for each unit.  Doesn't effect the game but I like things of this nature. Obviously I have no life or too much time on my hands.

US LEFT DIVISION:  

Major General Brown, commanding

 First Brigade (Brigadier General Winfield Scott) 

Ninth Regiment (Major Leavenworth): (200) average unit

Eleventh Regiment (Major McNeil): (200) average unit

Twenty-Second Regiment (Colonel Brady): (300) average unit

Twenty-Fifth Regiment (Major Jesup): (380). Large unit

Attached light company (Ketchum) tiny

Captain Towson’s Battery  medium unit

Second Brigade (Brigadier General Ripley) 

First Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas): (150) (detachment)  small unit

Twenty-First Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Miller): (432)  large unit

Twenty-Third Regiment (Major McFarland): (300) average unit

Captain Biddle’s Battery  medium unit

Captain Ritchie’s Battery  medium unit

 Third Brigade (Brigadier General Porter) 

New York State Militia (Lieutenant Colonel Dobbin): (250)  average unit

Fifth Pennsylvania Militia (Major Wood): (246). Average unit

Canadian Volunteers (Lieutenant Colonel Willcocks): (50). Tiny unit (skirmish)

 Cavalry (Captain Harris) 

U.S. Light Dragoons (Captain Harris): 1 Troop 

New York State Militia Dragoons (Captain Broughton): volunteers 

Combined Total: 70 All Ranks. Tiny unit