Mark Breed
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End of Year Summation – 1775 At the beginning of June 1775, the British were in occupation of only Boston and Savannah. At the end of the year, the British occupied the following 19 out of 42 cities in America: Portland Portsmouth Boston Plymouth Providence Newport Norwich Springfield New Haven New York Lancaster York Annapolis Alexandria Fredericksburg Richmond Yorktown Norfolk Edenton The British have effectively driven the Rebels out of Maine (except for Fort Western), New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Virginia. The General Gage’s British Army has defeated the Continental Army, led by General Washington, in four battles: the 1st and 2nd Battles of Providence, the Battle of the Connecticut River, and the Battle of New Haven. The Americans have won 8 out of 12 engagements with one draw. Early on the British used the Indian tribes effectively causing the Americans to deploy militias all over the colonies to defend various cities from attack. It took several months before the colonists were able to chase the marauding Indians down in the north and be able to mount operations against the Indian villages in retribution. General Arnold mounted a campaign against the Indian villages in the north with Brigadier Warner and captured Fort Oswego. And, Colonel Davidson led a campaign against the Indian villages in the south. The Americans had garrisoned the strategically important city of New York with only 1,000 newly recruited regulars and an artillery company. This was insufficient, as the British were able to land troops nearby and take it early in the campaign. This is an important lesson for future games in that more and better trained troops need to occupy and fortify the city very early in the game. The one area of success for the Americans was in the southern colonies: the Carolinas and Georgia. There the Americans, after a tough struggle, were able to defeat the marauding Indian tribes and the Tories. They were even able to capture the Tory base of operations out of Savannah. The total casualty figures to-date are: Cavalry = 178 American and 56 British Infantry = 5,108 American and 3,838 British Artillery = 16 American Guns and 5 British Guns Victory Points: American = 6,500 British = 9,900 Hopefully, the winter will give the Americans the time needed to train and grow their army.
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