Game 3 of our four player Longstreet Campaign started with Dave and I winning the scouting role and electing to attack, heck we had defended the last two times and even though the Union army had an advantage in numbers that sort of thing never bothers us boys from the South! The two scenarios combined together for our Battle of Pebble Mountain were the Crossroads and the Clear the Tree Line ones...
Colonel Clampett personally directing the Confederate batteries during the Battle of Pebble Mountain...
Here’s our forces...
Alan - Colonel Firefly from Massachusetts (European Service & Artillery Officer &
Friend in the State House & Scout) 44 Bases
5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry S R 4 Bases
9th Massachusetts Infantry S R 6 Bases
14th Massachusetts Infantry S R 3 Bases
21st Massachusetts Infantry E R 6 Bases
6th Irish Regulars E R 8
7th Venerables Infantry E R 7
4th Boston Light Cavalry S V 56 Bases
21st Massachusetts Infantry E R 6 Bases
6th Irish Regulars E R 8
7th Venerables Infantry E R 7
4th Boston Light Cavalry S V 56 Bases
2nd US Cavalry E R 3 Bases
4th Battery Light Artillery
7th Auxilary Art Coy 2 x Howitzer
7th Auxilary Art Coy 2 x Howitzer
Dave - Colonel Leghorn from Alabama (Scout & Cavalry Officer & Indian Wars) 36 Bases
3rd Alabama Infantry E R 5 Bases + Hero
1st Alabama Infantry
14th Alabama Infantry S V 4 Bases
2nd Alabama Infantry E R 5 Bases
4th Alabama Infantry E R 7 Bases
2nd Alabama Infantry E R 5 Bases
4th Alabama Infantry E R 7 Bases
1st Alabama Volunteer Cavalry S R 5 Bases
1st Battalion Alabama Artillery 1 x 6lbr 1 x Howitzer
2nd Battalion Alabama Artillery 2 x 6lbr
2nd Battalion Alabama Artillery 2 x 6lbr
Peter - Colonel Clampett from Tennessee (Drillmaster & Artillery Officer & Personal Physician) 42 Bases
14th Tennessee Infantry E R 7 Bases + Hero
7th Tennessee Infantry E R 7 Bases
Walkers Legion E R 7 Bases
1st Colm's Tennessee Bn E V 6
1st Colm's Tennessee Bn E V 6
2/22 Tennessee Cavalry S R 4 Bases
2nd Tennessee Cavalry E R 4 Bases
2nd Tennessee Cavalry E R 4 Bases
Baxters Artillery Company I Batt 2 x 6lbr 1 x Howitzer
Baxters Artillery Company II Batt 1 x Nap 1 x LR
Baxters Artillery Company II Batt 1 x Nap 1 x LR
Stu - Colonel Zook from New York (Political Savvy & Indian Wars) 41 Bases
52nd New York Infantry German Ranger or Sigel Rifles S R 2 Bases
53rd New York Infantry D'Epinuil Zouaves S V 6 Bases + Hero 'old Reliables'
57th New York Infantry National Guard Rifles E R 4 + Hero
66th New York Infantry Governors Guard E R 7 Bases
140th Pennsylvania Infantry S V 6 Bases + Hero
141st Pennsylvania Infantry E R 6 Bases
140th Pennsylvania Infantry E R 6 Bases
2nd New York Volunteer Cavalry S R 2 Bases
57th New York Infantry National Guard Rifles E R 4 + Hero
66th New York Infantry Governors Guard E R 7 Bases
140th Pennsylvania Infantry S V 6 Bases + Hero
141st Pennsylvania Infantry E R 6 Bases
140th Pennsylvania Infantry E R 6 Bases
2nd New York Volunteer Cavalry S R 2 Bases
Battery B 1st New York Light Artillery 1 x 6lbr 1 x Howitzer
Let the fun begin!
Confederate Colonels Clampett and Leghorn massed their guns on a
central hill know as Pebble Mountain by the local populace and pushed forward all their cavalry and infantry in two massed
attacks, on the Crossroads area a field was the funnel for the attack and on
the tree line area a wood covered their advance.
During the initial turns the Yankees dug in for all their
worth as the Rebels coordinated their Units.
Clampett’s men secured the unguarded objective on the
crossroads but the Yankee commander, Colonel Zook preempted a perceived Rebel
Yell charge with their own charge after deadly fire using the Charge Bayonets card. This
gave the Confederates a bloody nose but around the fields they continued to
push on with three consecutive charges slowly grinding forward and inflicting losses. On
the Rebel far left the boys in blue roughly handled Colm's Tennessee Battalion.
Leghorns cavalry charged the Yankee guns with the Colonel
himself at their head and they defeated two Union batteries before retiring to
allow the Infantry to advance. The Rebel Yell went up and the Southerners
slowly pushed Colonel Firefly’s Union units back with successive charges.
On the Crossroads battlefield with the Confederates of
Clampett spent the Yankees went over to the attack but the Rebels hung on while on the Treeline battlefield the Southerners drove the Yankees back to
the edge of the battlefield dropping just short of capturing their objective!
At this point the during turn 10 the Federal Armies morale broke as their losses plus the Confederate Victory die roll exceeded their Shatter Point. The Rebels carried the day.
Well we hadn’t played Longstreet Street for a while and
made a couple of mistakes with the rules but will be ready next time to ensure
these do occur again.
Battle Summary:
Break Point was 38 Bases
Losses:
USA 36 Bases
CSA 33 Bases
Some pictures! Some are a bit dodgy not sure why and also there are no end of game pictures as we moved straight into the Campaign Phase as we were running late!
The sides line up, CSA to the left and the USA to the right, interestingly the Yankees did not occupy the objective in the Crossroads Game giving up easily to the CSA...
Early in the game on the Rebel right Colonel Leghorn lead his Cavaliers directly at the Union artillery batteries...
...and successfully charges them causing the casualties and capturing guns. At that point the Union gunners limbered up and retired into the woods!
Meanwhile Colonel Clampett's Regiments formed up to attack the Union forces around the crossroads...
But Zook's Yankees pre-emptied Clampett and his men fired and charged pushing the Rebels back with casualties!
In the woods (trees have been removed to allow play just and outline remains) the Yankees were driven back and the Rebs came within a whisker of capturing their objective from superior numbers!
After their initial repulse Clampett's boys launch a couple of successful charges but shot their bolt and were left hanging in the face of larger Federal Units...
Confederate reserves on the right watch the lead Regiments advance into the woods...
The Confederate left flank attacks continued against superior numbers, racking up Epic Points!
Picture of the Tree Line area on the penultimate turn, the Union troops retain the objective and their cavalry start a run at turning the Rebel flank!
Picture of the Crossroads area on the penultimate turn, the Union troops are trying to turn the reel flank but crucially in the centre the Confederates retain the objective giving them 2 dice when making victory rolls...
Battle Summary:
Break Point was 38 Bases
Losses:
USA 36 Bases
CSA 33 Bases
Game wise it’s now 3 Confederate wins to 0 Union ones but
more importantly the Epic Points are currently standing at...
Alan 5 Campaign Total 16
Dave 7 Campaign Total 20
Pete 5 Campaign Total 14
Stu 5 Campaign Total 10
Campaign Game 4 is going to look different to anything I've seen before the Union Armies have only a single Artillery base! In general during this campaign so far it's been viewed that artillery is not very effective so a few players are shunning cards for it. It'll be up to the Confederates to change that perception in game 4! As per the last game even more units have been whittled down to only a few bases, four now sitting on just two! I suspect they'll see little action next game!
Game 4 will be the first of the 1863 games
so the card decks will be balanced and the army sizes will move slightly in favour of
the Union.
Ah, the victors write the history Eh Darling ?
ReplyDeleteFrom the Yankee side we saw things differently. Bemused by Colonel Leghorns audacious cavalry move, which left them exposed to three turns of artillery fire (one while they were in column), the mirth turned to grim resignation as not a wound was suffered. Then, having waltzed around getting into formation, Leghorn's Cavalry charged the guns and rode over them. This was the pattern of play on the Union left flank for much of the game, Leghorn getting lucky with every dice roll, Colonel Firefly unable to buy a trick. I have never before witnessed troops derive so much vigour from inept leadership !
Curse those rebels, where did they get all of that artillery from ? immunity to deception ? rebel yell cards raining down like confetti, I think we put that one down to sheer arse ! :)
Thanks for the game darling, well done Dave and Pete, commiserations Alan on a tough day in the field.
This seems like a great project!
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