Battle of Northpoint, 1814 at Huzzah

 

US forces consulting with the gamemaster prior to play

I ran the Battle of Northpoint, 1814 War of 1812 using Carnage and Glory 2 computer aided rules at the Huzzah Conference in Portland, Maine last weekend.  Another great conference with terrific games and great vendors.  The 5th Brigade of Maryland Militia was deployed across a narrow isthmus south of Baltimore with orders to delay the advance of the British landing forces under General Ross who were fresh off their victory at Bladensburg and the burning of Washington, D.C.  The Marylanders deployed to cover the choke point and the British prepared to push through them.  After a hard fought bought, the British won a major victory.  Their rockets spooked a couple of Maryland units, including a battery and a battalion of militia, damaging the US line.  A sound British plan of attack involved pinning the US right wing and smashing their left worked effectively.  If the militia units had lived and fought up to their historical antecedents the story might have been different.  A well played game by all involved. 

Initial dispositions from the British side looking north toward the Maryland militia.

The British 5th Foot square off against the 5th Maryland militia, supported by the 2nd and the Colonial Marines.  The Marylanders have militia rifle companies supporting their flank and the 51st Militia to their rear.