IronDuke596  | 25 Jul 2014 6:54 a.m. PST |
One of bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. Both sides fought tenaciously and bravely. I hope to war-game Lundy's Lane this Fall. Does anyone else plane to game this epic battle in the near future? link |
| Chris Palmer | 25 Jul 2014 7:21 a.m. PST |
One of our club members just ran a Lundy's Lane game at Historicon
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| Nick Stern | 25 Jul 2014 7:39 a.m. PST |
I ran it in 2013, a year early, in 15mm using Fields of Battle 2nd Ed. It was a very near run thing with both sides counting down to their breaking points. In our game the Americans broke first, leaving the British in posession of their guns, as happened historically. Fire and Fury Regimental offer an OB and scenario on their website, at least they used to. |
| IronDuke596 | 25 Jul 2014 10:25 a.m. PST |
Chris, the Historicon game figure and terrain look excellent. I wish I could have attended. Do you know what rules were used? I use GdeB with a growing addendum to cover War of 1812 issues. Nick, did you use any special night time rules? |
| altfritz | 25 Jul 2014 11:13 a.m. PST |
We played it last weekend up in North Bay Games & Hobbies (aka Historicon North) ;-) |
| 138SquadronRAF | 25 Jul 2014 11:35 a.m. PST |
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| Glengarry5 | 25 Jul 2014 9:38 p.m. PST |
I put on the battle at the Trumpeter Salute here in Vancouver in April. I used 15mm figures and modified "Warfare in the Age of Napoleon" rules. It was a hard fought action with the Americans doing slightly better this time, occupying part of the ridge but not the important crossroads. |
| Chris Palmer | 26 Jul 2014 4:28 a.m. PST |
"Wellington Rules" were used. With modifications for night fighting. |
| IronDuke596 | 26 Jul 2014 8:24 a.m. PST |
Thanks Gents. Chris, if you have the time; how did you conduct night fighting besides reducing visibility e.g. formulas for troops getting lost and or firing on their own troops, which did happen at Lundy's Lane and other battles? |
| Brechtel198 | 26 Jul 2014 12:54 p.m. PST |
A British officer who had served in Europe during the period and was at Lundy's Lane, believed it to be the most savage combat he had ever been involved in. B |
| Chris Palmer | 26 Jul 2014 5:47 p.m. PST |
IronDuke-
I did not run the game, a friend did. But I did have the privilege of taking part in two of the playtests.
For night fighting, each General was given one or two "order" pips with which he could order a couple, but not all of his troops. Any troop that did not receive one of these orders had to roll on a random table that varied according to their training level. Results ranged from acting as the general wished, to marching in a random direction, to withdrawing x inches, to firing on nearest unit disregarding if it was friendly or not, etc. |
| IronDuke596 | 27 Jul 2014 12:09 p.m. PST |
Chris,
Thanks that was most useful. |
