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             The Battle Of Sacket's Harbor,  27 May 1813

      After a string of disasters in 1812 and early 1813, the American
   Army has finally scored a modest victory in the capture of the town
   of York, the provincial capital of Upper Canada.

      With temporary command of Lake Ontario, the U.S. plans to
   attack Fort George, the main British post in the Niagara region.
   This flank secure, they can then deal with the supply center at
   Burlington heights, and eventually roll up the British flank;
   recapture York (which had been abandoned), and on to Kingston.
   A poor plan (Kingston could have been attacked directly), but
   one which worried the British.

     To forstall or hinder the inevitable invasion of the Niagara region,
   The British have decided to strike at the relatively undefended
   American naval base at Sacket's Harbour. A victory here would
   almost guarantee control of lake Ontario, depriving the U.S. fleet
   of its base and the brig "General Pike", which was currently nearing
   completion. Troops assemble in Kingston under Sir George Prevost,
   the Governor-General of the Canadas, at present visiting the area.
 

                                    Forces Available:
                              (Figure Scale is 1:20)

            British & Canadian
     Commander-in-Chief : Maj. Gen. Sir George Prevost
   1st Brigade:  Commanded by Lt. Col. Edward Baynes
     8th Foot Reg't (King's Own) -
    6 figures, Veteran
     100th Foot Reg't (Dublin) & 1st Foot Reg't (Royal Scots)
    6 figures, Converged
     104th Foot Reg't (New Brunswick Fencibles)
    12 figures, Line

   2nd Brigade:  Commanded by Major Green*
    Canadian Voltigeurs & Glengarry Light Infantry
    10 figures, Fencibles (flank)

  Unbrigaded:
    Royal Artillery
    1 Medium gun (6 pdr.) and crew

         US Regular & Militia
    Commander-in-Chief : Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown

  1st Brigade:  Commanded in person by Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown
    Ninth/Twenty-First Infantry
    16 figures, Line
       Twenty-Third Infantry
    3 figures, Line
    First Light Dragoons
    16 figures, Line (dismounted)

  2rd Brigade:  Commanded by Major Blue*
    Seventeenth New York Infantry**
           12 figures, Poor
    Nineteenth New York Infantry**
           12 figures, Poor

    Unbrigaded:
      U.S. Light Artillery Corps***
       1 Hvy Gun (18 pdr.)
       2 Medium Gun (6 pdr.)
       1 Howitzer (5.5 inch)

*=I do not have the names of any other commanders with any certainty,
   so these two are fictitious. Create characteristics randomly.
**= The numbers are roughly correct, but I don't know which militia units
   were actually present.
***= The number and type of guns are conjectural. Further, the US player
   may set up all but the howitzer in the blockhouses, subject to size constraint.

      - The Field of Battle -
  (see what a difference an artist makes?)

Terrain Note:
Note: Fort Tompkins is a large blockhouse, and Fort Pike is a small blockhouse.
Both are surrounded by an entrenchment.

The Set Up:
            British & Canadians:
All British and Canadians enter the board from area's 9, 17, 25 or 33.

                 U.S. Regulars & Militia
The 1st Brigade sets up within TWO area's of Forts Pike
and Tompkins

The 2nd Brigade sets up anywhere in area's 9, 10, 17, 18, 25,
26, 33 or 34.

Victory Conditions:
The player who holds the Dockyard and at least one blockhouse
on turn 22 wins. Any other result is a draw.
 

  Note from the Perfect Captain:
 The British had their lake Ontario fleet present, although the wind kept them from influencing the battle. An option would be to allow the British the use of 4 heavy guns,
capable of firing at any area bordering the lake, at short range.