Long drive south and battlefields

 

The weather is turning cold.  There is less daylight each day.  And we are feeling blue so its time to pack the car and head south for a couple months  to the sunny warmth.  We do not push ourselves and it usually takes two to three days.  But once there is time for friends and lots of outside activities.  I use it as a time to recharge the thoughts about the hobby and what I am planning for the next year and try out some new activities.

Look!  Another battlefield I have not seen yet!

On the way we quickly stopped at a couple battlefields.  No pictures as it was dark but a couple impressions and some illustrations or maps if you wish to convert to the table top for a game.

Nice 3D illustration of field of battle minus snow

Map of start of battle

view if battlefield today

Another 3D illustration of battlefield.

  Princeton.  A nice small scenario but historically very one sided.  You basically get a British Regiment (17th) and some drafts and recruits  taking on Washington's entire army.  Which arrives in blocks of brigades.  The other two battalions in the British Brigade (40th and 55th) were out of position defending Princeton itself.   Also its winter so snow on the ground.  A little crunching of numbers and creative thought could make it into a interesting game;  possibly but still one sided.

Really nice view of the town of Trenton.

From a movie about Washington shown at Mount Vernon.

Trenton.  You get two actions in one location.  We all are familiar with Washington's dawn attack.  But later there was a interesting delaying action against Cornwallis' corps which ended with the stand at the Assunpink Bridge.  Both can make interesting table top battles.  And you need a lot if houses!