Roads
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July 1778 Situation: Several more nails in the coffin of the Royal effort to suppress the revolution. Canada: Clinton arrived in Montreal and finally assaulted. The glorious 1st Maine was wiped out inflicting two hearts on the two attacking battalions. I now have no idea whether Howe is still in St John. New England: Portsmouth guns received a replacement company. Levies are very disappointing, a militia in Norwich (which will at least now have a garrison), and a regular and a militia in Boston. I don’t have a patriot leader, but I own all strategic towns, so this is still pretty bad. Middle States: Schuyler’s dragoons received a replacement company. Percy fled from Skenesboro to Saratoga, but was caught by Schuyler there, and Schuyler wiped out his four companies at a cost of two hearts. Schuyler then met another German battalion and wiped that one out too, at no cost to himself. He then marched on Dayton which he is besieging. Other then the three units in Dayton, the only enemy forces in the area are in Stanwix which holds two provincials, two militia, Von Donop’s cadre, and two other units. Leslie split his forces, and Butler with eight companies of regulars, three companies of provincials, five companies of militia and eight companies of artillery took New York. Tryon and the dragoons crossed the Hudson into Ridgefield but withdrew before Washington could engage them. Washington then engaged Butler in Manhattan, wiping out his entire command at the cost of eight hearts and one company of dragoons. He also captured two artillery battalions and a supply train. Leslie took the rest of his army, which consists of two militia, to take Pittsfield and he is now besieging Springfield. The siege of Wyoming made no progress. Stirling went ahead and assaulted anyway. He had 5 companies of provincials, 3 of militia, and four of artillery against Gates’ ten companies of militia. The first assault failed with the Stirling losing three companies of provincials, and Gates losing the entire fixed garrison. A second assault wiped out Stirling’s army, and Gates captured his guns. Mirbach with one battalion of German regulars then arrived in Wyoming after Lee, and Lee trounced him taking one heart and killing two companies of regulars. Mirbach with the Von Rhetz regiment is still outside Wyoming where Lee will presumably fight him next month. Philadelphia is held by two provincials, two militia, and two armies with 5 units, suspected to be mostly artillery and leaders. Levies are good. Militia in Albany, Wyoming, and Cambridge, Maryland, regulars in New York City and Ticonderoga. In Greene I have a patriot leader in the region. British levies appear to be excellent – I see two provincials, a militia and an irregular in Fort Stanwix (I think these are all levies), and two provincials in Philadelphia. South Central: Arnold caught Pattison and captured his entire army, the artillery and the supply. In Portsmouth Lincoln ran into Von Trumbach with his own company of regulars, an artillery an a supply, and made short work of them, taking two hits. Another army withdrew from his force in Portsmouth, and Lincoln captured another supply unit outside Norfolk. He then assaulted Cornwallis who had eight companies of regulars and four of artillery against Lincoln’s nine companies of regulars, three of light infantry and eight of artillery. At a cost of eight hearts Cornwallis’ army was wiped out. I suspect that the units destroyed by Clinton were in Hamilton’s army. An enemy irregular is in Mattapony south of Richmond and Charlottesville, and there is an enemy supply train in Roanoke. Levies are OK, but only OK. Militia in Richmond and Baltimore, and two regulars in Norfolk. The British look to have had no levies at all in the South Central or Deep South. Deep South: O’Hara, with two regulars and an artillery took Wilmington, presumably in a naval assault. I guess these are enemy reinforcements. Morgan and Kosciusko both caught up with the British force in the forests of Hywaree, but the enemy withdrew before battle to parts unknown. Cleaveland with two enemy militia holds Hillsboro, with another militia to his east in Tar. Sumter reached Colleton but the dragoons retreated before battle to Saltcatchers. Savannah guns received a replacement company Levies are alright, militia in Charlotte, Charleston and Savannah. West: GR Clark took Fort Henry, but the British regulars are now outside Pittsburgh with the Miami Indians. I'm pretty much in control now. Need to capture some victory towns, but nothing much stands in my way.
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