Saturday 17 January 2015

War of 1812 Wargaming Battle List

War of 1812 Battle List

Here is a list of battles for the War of 1812 that I think would make good wargames. I have included links to games; my own and any other I found on the web. 

1812
Queenston Heights; I plan to do this one in the future 1 figure = 5

1813
Western Frontier
Frenchtown; Possibly, 1 figure = 5

Fort Meigs; I probably won't do this one

Battle of the Thames; possibly; 1 figure =5

Niagara and Lake Ontario
Fort George; possibly, 1 figure = 10

York; possibly, 1 figure = 10

Sacket's Harbour; possibly, 1 figure = 5

Stoney Creek; we played this one, 1 figure = 5

Beaver Dams; possibly, 1 figure = 5

Black Rock; possibly, 1 figure =5

The Attack on Montreal / St. Lawrence River Area
Chateauguay; we played this one, 1 figure = 8

Crysler's Farm; we played this one, 1 figure =8

Hoople Creek; probably; 1 figure =5

The Battle of Montreal; A What if? I plan to do in the near future 1 figure =15
*this What if? Would be based on if Crysler's Farm had not happened.

1814 and Early 1815
Western Frontier
Mackinac; possibly; 1 figure =3

Longwoods; possibly; 1 figure =1

Macarthur's Raid; good possible "what ifs" around this raid
*mainly Canadian Light Dragoons and 19th Light Dragoons vs. MacArthur

Niagara
Battle of Chippawa; our next battle, 1 figure =8

Battle of Lundy's Lane; we played this one; 1 figure =8

Fort Erie;
http://wargaminghell.blogspot.ca/2014/03/war-of-1812-attack-on-ft-erie.html


The Second Battle of Chippawa "What if?"; we played thus one 1 figure =8
*this what if? Based on the attack which was cancelled at the last minute

St. Lawrence
Second battle of the Lacolle Mills; probably, 1 figure =5

Battle of Fort Oswego; coming up soon, 1 figure =5

American Invasion
Plattsburgh; probably, 1 man =15 or 20

North Point; possibly, 1 man =8

Bladensburg; coming up soon, 1 man =10

New Orleans; coming up later this year, 1 man equals 15 or 20

















2 comments:

  1. Great looking list Chuck! There are so many interesting little battles to recreate aren't there?

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    1. For sure, it will take a long time to play through them all!

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