Which one ? The Indians, or the reinforcements ?
I kept receiving them, actually. Once every 3 turns or so.
ah I meant the mob that dug you out of the trap at Montreal and upset my poor militia units at La Presentation
Which one ? The Indians, or the reinforcements ?
I kept receiving them, actually. Once every 3 turns or so.
What edited report ? No ! No ! I, John Prevost, attacked THOUSANDS of American soldiers with only an handful of men, and killed most of them. Yes Sir !
So what's up with the, erm, 'edited' report of the Battle of La Colle? More units destroyed during the retreat phase, or something else? Or merely a rather clumsy attempt by the British commander to rewrite history?
What edited report ? No ! No ! I, John Prevost, attacked THOUSANDS of American soldiers with only an handful of men, and killed most of them. Yes Sir !
Yes, the report doesn't look in the least bit tampered with!
Good stuff all round, winter turns are usually quiet but there was a decent amount of activity here with the Battle of La Colle and some naval action.
These fears were realised when indeed an English army landed at Fort Niagara. Fortunately they arrived just before lunch and the irate Americans drove them back so they could return to a proper leisurely meal.
Leisurely meal, eh? I thought this was fast food country.
On a more serious note, could you elaborate what you overlooked about victory conditions?
I forgot that lost elements = VPs and was playing on the basis that it was all driven by the accumulation of VPs from cities (I think I'd misread a critical post in the 1812 AAR on the AGEOD forums). The result is I defended a couple of towns with more commitment than was sensible - in part to cling on to them for a few turns and in part to buy some time. Of course when they fall, I lost far more VPs than I'd gained by keeping them for another turn or so. It also means that my weakened units by mid-1814 (I never really sorted out getting damaged units back to supoly to heal up) generated a mass of VPs for Narwhal in every battle as even a few losses started to cost me elements.
It sounds as though things went in Narwhal's favour as the game progressed then. At least America is emerging victorious at present, gallantly fighting off the Brits so she can live to eat lunch another day!
Can't argue with a couple of victories - though dear 'Astride' seems more than happy to do so.
Sounds like a fairly uneventful turn.
It sounds as though things went in Narwhal's favour as the game progressed then. At least America is emerging victorious at present, gallantly fighting off the Brits so she can live to eat lunch another day!
Super update.
His majesty will be pleased! Hurrah!
I guess you had to close shaves but overall the strategic position is still in your favour.
Ah, it's been a long day, my brain is dulled and I have just read both of your competing strategies. They both seem so reasonable, so sensible... And yet
I full well know that neither one will come off to perfection. Still, how will the year unfold and which strategy will turn out to be the more successful one? I truly have no idea...
Thank you for following up the AARAs Stuyvesant says, both plans seem sensible and more than capable of working for either side. It seems likely Narwhal will be able to push back loki from Montreal, due to the large force he is gathering, but beyond that I'm not too sure. Looking forward to seeing how things pan out anyway, and the inevitable spin on things which follows!