Call to Arms AAR Sapper32 v Raindem

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Call to Arms AAR Sapper32 v Raindem

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Myself and Raindem (Curt Chambers)have switched sides so im now playing as the British,The map has had a revamp there are more naval units with fewer ships so blockades may be an option for the British player early in the game but this will become risky when the French fleet turns up.
British colonial units are a bit stronger in the deep south ie a few more units are on the map but all in all the British are spread very thin througout the thirteen colonies with the main British presence being in Boston Massachusetts while Canada has a few garrisons and one Regiment of foot the 26th.
I have got a strategy in mind for the campain ahead but 1775 will see the British mainly on the defensive although with my naval superiority any weakly defended coastal Targets may find themselves under attack.
1776 will bring substansial reinforcements that will put me onto the offensive this is the time for my British to try and gain as many VPs as possible,if im winning by twenty then the EEV will not increase as the americans will lose -2 to the EEV(the americans automaticly get +2 per turn)If i cant acheive this then the longer i delay the EEV rising the more chance i have of winning.When the EEV gets to fifty American supply gets a boost,at seventyfive the French fleet and a small French expeditionary force arrives then finaly at one hundred the rest of the French army arrives along with the Spanish.
Well lets get started the Americans have risen in rebelion against the British who have stayed put around Boston this turn although the Royal navy has bombarded the militia near Boston.

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Turn 2 May 1775

Reinforcements have arrived from England and have being sent to assault New York along with other forces,A Royal navy squadron scouts along the coast gathering intelligence.The Boston garrison digs in and awaits reinforcements from England while on the Canadian front the Americans attack Fort Ticonderoga

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Turn 3 June 1775

The King has sent the 59th Foot and 2 battalions of the 84th Highlanders to reinforce Gage's army plus 4 more squadrons of the Royal navy reach the American coast and immediatley bombard the American garrison at Newport Rhode Island.
The Americans are still assaulting Fort Ticonderoga which for now holds out but will not be reinforced,In Canada Indians allied to the Americans are spotted approaching the border near Quebec

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Turn 4 July 1775

More reinforcements arrive from England,My troops dig in around Boston and New York while Fort Ticonderoga holds out for another turn the Indians seen near Quebec have dissapeared into the wilderness i wonder what they are up to maybe they were just scouting but it has forced me to leave a Regiment of Foot(Royal Welsh Fusilliers) to guard Quebec for the moment.

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Turn 5 August 1775

More troops arrive from England and dig in around New York and Boston,Fort Ticonderoga falls to the Americans and Crown point on lake champlain is under threat,a lot of militia are seen moving north towards Crown point i may have to send troops to Canada to ensure that Canada remains a colony of the King

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Turn 6 September 1775

Crown point on lake champlain falls to the Americans who are very active capturing my outposts all over the map,Im not powerfull enough yet to offer them any assistance apart from naval support.Ive triggered the activation of some American militia by entering certain hex's controled by the Americans so Curt has a hatfull of spare units to use that he would normaly not get this early and he is putting them to good use.

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Turn 7 October 1775

Ive received one regiment of Foot from England who have being transported from Halifax to New York.The situation in Canada has made me use the TO call up the 15th Brigade which will give me four extra regiments of Foot to send to Canada on turn 8 to restore
British rule and drive the Indians and rebel militia out of Canada for good,The down side of using the TO is it gives the Americans 10VPs.

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This is going to be a very interesting match.  I have the PBEM version about as refined as it's going to get.  Ian is very skilled in the scenario and I've developed new proficiencies with the American army as I program the British PO.  It'll be a messy affair for sure.

I haven't decided on a strategy yet for this match, still reacting to opening events.  Ian's Turn 2 invasion of New York was a bold gamble that paid off.  Of course it left him vulnerable elsewhere.  With the aid of a large quantity of militia that activated when the Royal Navy raided the New England coast I've been able to take Fort Ticonderoga, Portsmouth, Newark, Amboy, Baltimore, Alexandria, and Norfolk.  An expedition against Savanah by Georgia militia supported by a regiment of continentals failed.  As did General Arnold's seige of Montreal.

As we approach Spring 1776 it's not a question of if or when the British will strike, but where.
Grab them by the balls. Their hearts and minds will follow.
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Turn 8 November 1775

The Americans continue to capture my small outposts and are on the march in Canada,The troops i gained by TO in turn 7 have arrived in Quebec and will expell the Americans from the Kings lands.My redcoats continue to dig in around New York and Boston while the campain for 1776 is planned ready for the comming flood of troops the King is sending from England.

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Turn 9 December 1775

The Americans have continued to attack and capture my small outposts,In Canada the Indian raiders near Quebec have being dealt with and Montreal will soon be safe.

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Turn 9 Montreal



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Turn 10 January 1776

The British are moving south in Canada towards Montreal which will be releived in the next month or two.The Royal navy has stayed in port this month as it will every january it being a storm turn.
The British will start to receive a lot of reinforcements over the next twelve monthes which will kick start my 1776 campain i intend to go on the offensive and inflict serious losses on the rebels and gain some much needed VPs.

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Turn 11 February 1776

The British forces in Canada under the direct command of the CinC Howe are stamping out all American units there,It appears that the commander of American forces in Canada has run south to Fort Ticonderoga and left his militia to fight his battles while his Continental troops are nowhere to be seen.

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As you can see from Ian's postings my Canadian expedition has completely run out of steam.  It was a gamble at best, the consolation prize being that at least I kept a few regiments of redcoats out of the colonies for a few months longer.  The remnants of my northern army have retreated to Fort Ticonderaga and are preparing for a British counterattack.

Further south the British have landed in Virginia and captured Alexandria and Norfolk. Richmond is my last remaining major port in that colony, but is now threatened from 2 directions.
Grab them by the balls. Their hearts and minds will follow.
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Turn 12 March 1776

The time has come to put down this rebelion and the King has ordered General Grant to land his army in Virginia and destroy the rebel troops in the state and recapture the capital Richmond.
After a long sea voyage Grant and his army have arrived off the port of Alexandria,the Royal navy has bombarded the garrison and two regiments of redcoats and a regiment of dragoons have landed and captured the town.More troops will be landed over the next few month's

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Turn 13 April 1776

The garrisons of Boston and New York have being reinforced and so far the Americans have made no attempt to attack either of them.
The reconquest of Virginia goes on a second army under the command of General Fraser will join the invasion in the next month or two General Grant hopes that Richmond will be under the Kings control again very soon.

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Turn 13 April 1776 Canada

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Turn 14 May 1776

General Grants army at Alexandria is still building up its forces ready for the conquest of Virginia,While in Canada the British are building fortifications.NewYork and Boston remain quiet.

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Turn 15 May 1776

Canada remains quiet as British forces settle down into garrison duties.

Boston remains quiet as does NewYork

General Grant is on the move and marches south to attack the garrison at Fredricksburg Virginia,The assault is succesfull and Grant hopes to surround and destroy the American troops there.

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Turn 16 July 1776

Canada remains quiet along with NewYork and Boston some regiments have being sent to reinforce these important theatre's and the garrisons there await attack from the rebels.

Below shows the situation in Virginia General Fraser has sailed from Halifax Novascotia and landed at Norfolk



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