Rebels and Patriots Initial British Force for the French and Indian War

 

As followers of this blog know, I am a big fan of Daniel Mersey's War game rules that he has done for Osprey Publishing. His later rules, which started with Lion Rampant, have been done in collaboration with Michael Leck. It was really no surprise that I purchased Rebels and Patriots (paid link) and started my first real army project I have done in awhile. 

I decided to do the French and Indian War for several reasons:

1. The conflict gets little attention and study these days in the United States. (And that HURTS as a military historian.)

2. I grew up in Central Pennsylvania which were definitely in the war zone for this conflict. Even as a child in the 1970's stories of the war were still being told.

3. I recently re-read Northwest Passage by Kenneth Roberts. That got the blood pumping reading a novel that is a carefully researched, day-by-day recreation of the raid by Rogers' Rangers on the Indian village at Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec (or Saint Francis, to the Americans troops), a settlement of the Abenakis, an American Indian tribe. The 1940 movie starring Spencer Tracey is great.

4.  Okay, I watched The Last of the Mohicans (1992) again which clinched it for me. Please don't be surprised when Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas show up with special rules.

5. Cool Figures.

Though Rebels and Patriots (paid link) is designed with a scale of one figure equals one man, the authors point out that the scale is flexible so I will be "up-scaling" some of my units.

Officer in charge. Second Lieutenant Coll McDougall, 42nd Highlander Regiment: 

Trait: "He's the Major General's favorite Officer." Adds one additional point when mustering the unit.

Tactical Value: 0

 

42nd Highland Infantry.

Unit Name: Shock Infantry

Unit Upgrades: Aggressive and Large Unit

Points: 8

                          

42nd Highland Regiment Light Company.

Unit Name: Light Infantry

Unit Upgrades: Aggressive and Small Unit

Points: 6

 

Mohegan Ranger Company.

Unit Name: Skirmishers

Unit Upgrades: Aggressive

Points: 3

Ranger Company.

Unit Name: Light Infantry

Unit Upgrades: Aggressive, Small Unit, Veteran

Points: 8 

 

British Force Total Points: 25

 

Now it's time to finish the French!