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Turn 18 September 1776

Generaly a quiet turn but some action in the deep south

Turn 19 October 1776

The battle for Cowpens in South Carolina is over as the Americans storm the fort and evap the British garrison,In NY the Americans go on the attack again.

Turn 20 November 1776

The attackers of New York last turn are driven back and destroyed so the positions in New York remain the same.

The British have captured Portsmouth north of Boston with a small army is this the start of the British drive to crush the revolution

Turn 21 December 1776

The British have reinforced there army at Portsmouth and have attacked and surrounded General Putnams army inflicting serious losses on it,Continental troops are ordered to breakthrough and relive there trapped commrades

Turn 21 December 1776

The Americans launch at joint operation to attack and capture Savanah Georgia,Three continental regiments will attack from landward while the continental navy attacks fron seaward however the navy bumps into a Royal navy squadron and sinks it with superior firepower.

Turn 22 January 1777

The war rolls on into 1777 i think im still in a good position and im gaining +2 to the EEV each turn so now on turn 22 i should have 44points thats not to far away from 50 where i get a supply boost.I think the British are going to be a lot more active this year so i need to try and keep my existing American forces intact ready to operate jointly with the French when they arrive maybe 15 to 20 turns away.

Turn 22 January 1777

General Putnams army in New Hampshire has received a damn good thrashing at the hands of Cornwallis and is on the retreat.

Turn 23 February 1777

The British are on the attack again in New Hampshire,My American forces are suffering heavy losss at the hands of the redcoats.
Everywhere else seems quiet the British and there Hessian allies are making Boston and New Hampshire there main area of operations.

Turn 24 March 1777

The British have surrounded General Putnam and his brave soldiers who are making an attempt to break out,The pressure is building on my Americans and a strategic withdrawl may be needed in the near future.

Turn 25 April 1777

General Putnam has relinquished his sword and his command wiped out thats about six regiments,Benadict Arnold has taken command of the Continental forces in New England and will try and hold the British at bay.
The rest of the Continental army is guarding the ports along the coast and garrisoning the interior against indian raiders.Reinforcements will have to be sent to New England if the British campain there goes on units from Virginia/New Jersey/Delaware and the Carolinas will all have to be sent to bolster the New England army

Turn 27June 1777

After a quiet turn 26 my American forces go on the offensive in New England and capture Boston.The rest of the country seems quiet although large numbers of British units are spotted in and around New York

Turn 28 July 1777

The British recapture Boston and have landed a large force at New Bedford several militia regiments have being destroyed and the number of towns in New England under British control are growing.It looks like this is going to be the main area of operations for now.

I had completely forgotton that Ian mentioned he would being writing an AAR of our playtest.  Thanks for posting the AAR Ian!  From a development standpoint the scenario is coming along well.  The PBEM side of it is pretty much done and the graphic mods are as good as I can get them.  I'm starting to work on the PO now.

As far as our match goes Ian has chosen to fight for New England.  This caught me off-guard as I expected him to take his army and flee (as I had done in our first game).  If I would have shown up with sufficient strength at the beginning I could have driven to Albany.  As it stands I've been slowly gaining ground but without enough momentum to carry me to any objectives of importance.  The continentals have been holding up well under constant attack so I started looking elsewhere to gain an advantage.

I tried an invasion out of Canada into northern New York, figuring that the Americans were too involved in New England to have anything of substance stationed there.  Mis-judged that one by a long shot and had to beat a retreat back to my start line lest I hand Ian a Saratoga.

My one success over the last few turns was the re-capture of Savanah.  I had been scouting it for awhile and noticed the Americans had only a single Militia regiment garrisoning it.  A couple of my Ship-of-the-Line squadrons bombarded the town and 3 regiments of Redcoats easily captured it.

Curt

Well guys ive lost several saved turns for the AAR during my house move and switching over to my new laptop so i will just bring you up to speed with events since turn 28 above.
Curt and his British have seized the initiative in New England and made several amphibious landings along the coast using his superior naval power to good effect and driven my Americans out of Lexington and concord and is continuing to advance towards Springfield(-5 suppy to me if he captures it).
Landings at New Bedford and New Haven in connecticut caught me off guard and enabled the British to capture Hartford(my supply point in connecticut)My forces have surrounded Hartford and will capture it soon but for now my supply will have to come all the way from Albany across the Hudson river,This poor supply situation and the powerfull attacks by the British have left my considerable army in New England in a poor state and the outcome of this campain isnt looking to good at the moment.

Turn 35 February 1778

Lake Champlain Turn 35

The British have advanced south but have come up against my army dug in around crown point and have failed to make a breakthrough.

We move on to September 1778 now as ive misplaced the turns since turn 35 also during my house move,So far the British have captured Springfield and have been attacking relentlesly trying to destroy my main army and drive me from New England but are begining to slow down now as there Infantry regiments have become a shadow of there former selfs but there Arty remains very powerfull,Also Savanah has been captured by the British lowering my supply levels but on the whole i think a corner has been turned and the battle for New England is turning my way.

The French have arrived, and with Washington's main army having recovered, the Americans are pushing me back towards Boston. This particular game is a bit unusual since 75% of the action has been centered around Boston. But there are developments in other theaters.

Some militia outflanked my positions in upstate New York and forced a retreat back into Canada. I decided to abandon St. Johns and dug in at Montreal. Blowing the bridges temporarily stopped the American advance. I presume they are pausing to bring up fording equipment.

Savannah was recaptured.

The Americans have moved into East Florida and St. Augustine is under seige. I'm going to fight for this one (I feel I gave in on Savannah too easily). The American advance has activated the Seminole indian nation who are now in the fight on the British side. I took a few of their warparties and went behind enemy lines and blew the only bridge over which supplies can pass. Though the force is not especially strong I'm unable at this time to eliminate it, so right now that battle is at a stalemate.

On a strategic level things are not looking good. The Spanish will be joining in before long and then my gulf coast possessions must surely fall. Even maintaining the status quo, if I was able to do it, would not bring victory.

Turn 50

Ive decieded to keep up the pressure on the British by advancing towards Montreal whos capture would be a big blow to my enemy,Militia and Continental units are moving north as we speak and soon i should have a considerable force in place.

Turn 50 New England

My American troops aided by the French have driven the Brtish out of New Bearn and im now turning my attention on New London,It seems that the British are spent as an offensive force so im starting to focus on driving the British into the sea now and im putting together a powerfull army that will bear the brunt of the comming campain.

Turn 50 New York

There has being no action in New York since the early part of the war now and as you can see from the pic below a scouting mission was sent to assess the defenders strenth if the garrison is weakened by withdrawls to bolster New England then it will be a tempting target