Princeton 3 January 1777: setting the stage.

 

  What better way to bring in the New Year but with a battle fought on the third day of the New Year.  I am fighting this out as a solo battle.  Considering how lopsided the actual fight was that us probably a good approach.  But it is a battle which is most interesting and I have wanted to fight it out for a very long time.

The fight starts with Mawhood's force (17th, drafts, Dragoons and artillery) set up along the fence line.  Opposite them Mercer's Brigade.  Cadwalader's brigade entering into the board.  American reinforcements and Washington waiting in the wings.  The 55th Regiment of Foot can possibly intervene in a roll of 5 or 6 on a d6.

Princeton 3 January 1777

Washington's Army

Gen. George Washington commanding

General Nathaniel Greene's Division

Brigade Gen. Mercer

1battalion  (30)

NJ state artillery (Capt. Niel)

Brigade Brig. Gen. Cadwalader

3 battalions militia ( 30 each/90)

1 light battalion (20)

1rifle battalion (6)

1Artillery stand 

Reinforcements:  

Brigade Col. Hitchcock (roll d6 for when to enter)

1 battalion (30)

Brigade Fermoy (roll d6 for turn to enter)

1 battalion (30)

1 rifle battalion (20)

British order of battle

It. Col. Mawhood, commanding 

17th Regiment (30)

55th Regiment (24)

40th Regiment (24)

Recruits and Drafts (18)

Mounted Light Dragoons (2)

Dismounted Light Dragoons (10)

Royal Artillery (1stand)

55th regiment of Foot (roll d6 can join game on a 5or 6)

The Battle of Princeton 1777

  I have gotten a number of comments about my new header.  It is a bird's eye view of the Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777.  The view is from the Princeton battlefield Society.  This is a friend's group who works to preserve the battlefield.  They do excellent work and have helped to preserve and increase the size of the battlefield.  If you would like to know more about them and the good work they do please follow this link:

https://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.org

I really like these views of battlefields.  I have been gathering information and illustrations of other views similar to these for a future post here on the blog.