WOTR Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 24th April 1464

 This is a scenario from the Wars of the Roses Hail Caesar supplement. 

Background of the battle reproduced from the supplement:

The Lancastrian situation was not ideal. Henry VI was cooped up at Banburgh Castle after evading the Yorkists, the Scottish were looking to make a peace deal with Edward IV, and an attempted surprise takeover of Newcastle by the Duke of Somerset had failed dismally. His woes had only worsened, as he was nearly captured in Durham whilst asleep, escaping barefoot with nothing other than his nightshirt.

With a growing band of Lancastrian loyalists coalescing in the north whilst the Yorkists were distracted by countrywide unrest, the Scottish peace talks were postponed and chosen to be held in York - something that Somerset and Henry could use to their advantage by delaying them with an active and resistant Lancastrian North.

When Edward dispatched Baron Montagu north to deal with this threat, Somerset was tipped off to his mission and Sir Humphrey Neville was sent with a small force to ambush and kill him. Montagu managed to escape this deadly trap and arrived at Newcastle, where he raised an army to march forth and vanquish the Lancastrian troublemakers once and for all.

A very spartan tabletop! The terrain is basically a moor, the only feature being a road. I have deliberately picked a relatively simple game to test Hail Caesar with amendments in the WOTR supplement for this period. So we shall see how it plays!

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ACW Battle of Cross Keys. 8th June 1862 - The Battle

 

The early action was centered around the 8th New York who reached the foot of Pence House Hill before receiving volleys from 2 Confederate regiments. They were fortunate to save 5 of 6 hits but left them disordered.

Using their initiative the 8th New York managed to pull back to safety but not before taking more casualties causing them to be shaken.

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ACW Battle of Cross Keys. 8th June 1862 - Introduction

This is the 6th Scenario from the "STONEWALL" Guns at Gettysburg Scenarios Book 4. I have added the label "ACW Battles Stonewall" on the right where you will find the other 5 scenarios. 

In the previous scenarios GaG rules were used but here I will be using Black Powder 2 for the first time with amendments from the "Glory, Hallelujah!" supplement. Conversion was relatively straightforward with only minor adjustments in unit sizes. 

BACKGROUND

Having achieved his aims of diverting Union troops from the Richmond theatre, Jackson considered the Valley campaign at an end. Lee gave Jackson several options, stating that Whiting's Division was on the way to join him and that he should join the main army at Richmond. He also gave him the option to strike a blow on the Federals.

The same day Lee issued these orders, Jackson's camp at Port Republic came under attack. A raiding force had been sent by Shields to seize the bridge but had been driven off although Jackson had nearly been captured. Fremont's Union army marching from Harrisonburg to the north-west intended attacking Jackson from this position.

With the possibility of getting caught between two Union armies, Jackson began getting his troops out of Port Republic. Meanwhile, Ewell organised a stand against Fremont on Mill Creek Ridge in the vicinity of Cross Keys Tavern.

Fremont decided that he would attack the Confederate right and attempted to conform his own line to that of Ewell's.

The game will be played on a 4'6" x 3'0" table using Baccus' 6mm figures. 

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