The Setup For The Second Battle

     Here is the order of battle for the next game:

Canadians (attacker)
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry (CnC)
Superior Commander if the battle is in Canada
Vigor: +1
Tactics: Good

1 Fencibles  
2 Select Embodied Militia
1 Light Dragoons
1 Militia 
1 R.A. Battery 

de Salaberry's Force

Captain Brugière                   
Vigor: 0                       
Tactics: Average
                       
1 Voltigeurs
1 Beauharnois Militia
1 Six Nations Warriors
1 Les Compagnie des Guides

Brugière's Force

Morale: 19



Americans (Defender)
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Major General James Wilkinson (CnC)
Vigor: 0
Tactics: Average
                  
5 US Regulars

Wilkinson's Forces

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Forsyth
Vigor: 0
Tactics: Average

1 Militia Battery
2 Militia
1 Dragoons

Forsyth's Forces

     As you can see, the Americans have some great terrain between themselves and the Canadians, and for the longest time I could not figure out how to approach this problem, from the Canadian angle.

     Rather than separating the forces, I decided to keep them very close together, and try and advance the Canadians as quickly as possible on the American left, and more or less attempting to not even engage Forsyth's forces, although I think his Militia battery might have something to say about that.

     From the American perspective, they will try and make sure the Canadian irregulars cannot access the woods, while using the artillery to soften up the Canadian left and perhaps even flanking them with the Dragoons and militia, while the Regulars advance to meet the rest of the Canadians, in open terrain.

     One thing both sides will have to be concerned with, is to not get too bunched up, as Linear tactics are being used, with no attack columns permitted.

Shot of the Whole Table

         Next up, turn #1!