Battle of Concord

Lexington Concord Campaign Using Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet

Part 2

I'm continuing my Lexington Concord campaign using Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet.

So Far

Col. Smith leads a company each of light infantry and grenadiers to Concord. His mission is to seize military stores from the colonial militia.

He brushes off a colonial company at Lexington. At Merriam's Corner, he drives off more militia. Part of his grenadiers get dispersed but he rallies them. The British continue their march.

Concord

Smith arrives in Concord. His troops begin searching the town, but then colonial reinforcements arrive from the North Bridge. Col. Barrett leads 3 companies of militia.

Notes:

• Two stands represent a company.
• The British light infantry are skirmishers, the grenadiers are bayonets, and the colonial militia are ambushers.

The British lights drive off the militia on the left. The grenadiers charge in the center but get driven off.

More grenadiers come up from the reserve, but they also get driven off. The British lights on the left continue having success.

But then they get flanked and routed.

The colonials control the battlefield. Smith must retreat from Concord with his mission unaccomplished.

The Retreat

Smith retreats, looking to link up with reinforcements under Brigadier Percy. He manages to rally his grenadiers.

Near Merriam's Corner, he gets ambushed by more militia, this time under Col. Pierce.

Musketry from the militia drives off some of the grenadiers.

Then the militia flanks the remaining grenadiers, driving them off too.

Smith hastens his retreat to Boston.