(Photo by DougH.)
DougH kindly offered to host a game at his abode this last Friday, and since there was nothing definite on offer, I volunteered to bring in my 17th Century Iroquois versus New France collection: specifically, the 1660 Battle of Long Sault. Participants were JimF, PeterM, DougH, and myself.
This was a game I ran previously at Trumpeter's Salute 2017. (You can click here for the scenario description and details on how it ran on that occasion.)
Luck of the draw had Peter and Doug as the Iroquois, with Jim as poor Dollard,
In brief:
- The Iroquois sprang the trap on Dollard's boys, catching most of them in the open.
- Jim decided to put up a fight then and there -- which lead to the death of most, and the group's resident Jesuit taking to the deep, dark, and Iroquois infested wood with a handful of followers. (End of game for the Holy Father, but maybe a good skirmish scenario using Jim's new Woodlands Indian collection?)
- Jim's scattered remains make it back to the stockade, and manage to hold out thanks to an unreasonable amount of luck. Witness: multiple activation failures by Peter and Doug; an Iroquois band -- which made it through the still open gate -- being expelled; numerous unsuccessful assaults on the walls; etc., etc.
- The Regulars finally march to Dollard's relief (Turn 17!). He and his last two remaining compatriots run to safety, abandoning their fort to the Iroquois -- who burn it out of spite.
So, victory to Jim (I can't claim any), but on reflection I think that the Iroquois were robbed!
Thanks to all, esp. to Doug, who helped supply the (better looking) photos, below.
Dollard et. al. hold out in the stockade (photo by Doug).
Ah! but Peter's Iroquois sneak 'round the back ...
The mighty stockade is left to the depredations of the irritated Iroquois.
Some of Peter's overly excited warriors.
