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| VPs Gained | Player Name | Character Name | French Ships | VS | British Ships | Character Name | Player Name | VPs Gained | ||||||||||
| 145 | Dave Gorsline | Commodaore Viscount Louis Victor Daperre' |
Saint-Esprit
80 gun Ship of the Line Dismasted (4 Vps) |
Barfleur 98 gun Ship of the Line | Rear Admiral John Wallace | Jim Mead | 57 | |||||||||||
| Pluton 74 gun Ship of the Line |
Alfred
74
gun Ship of the Line Dismasted (3 Vps) |
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| Marseillois 74 gun Ship of the Line | Belliqueux 64 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Bourgogne 74 gun Ship of the Line |
Invincible
74
gun Ship of the Line Dismasted (3 Vps) |
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| Diadème 74 gun Ship of the Line | Monarch 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
| César 74 gun Ship of the Line | Centaur 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Destin 74
gun Ship of the Line Dismasted (3 Vps) |
Gibraltar 80 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Palmier 74 gun Ship of the Line | Velasco 80 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Citoyen 74 gun Ship of the Line |
Bedford
74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (26 Vps) |
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Scipion 74
gun Ship of the Line Dismasted (3 Vps) |
Resolution
74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (26 Vps) |
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| 145 | Rear Admiral Hernando Montego'Bay (On loan for the King of Spain) |
Ville de Paris
104
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (35 Vps) |
London 98 gun Ship of the Line | Commodore Richard Manning | Rick Norton | 57 | ||||||||||||
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Auguste
80 gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (33 Vps) |
Neptune 80 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Victoire 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Royal Oak 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Northumberland 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Montagu 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Magnanime 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Terrible 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Hercule 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Ajax
74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (26 Vps) |
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Languedoc 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Princessa
74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (26 Vps) |
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Zélé 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Alcide 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Hector 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Intrepid 64 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
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Souverain 74
gun Ship of the Line IN THE BAY (24 Vps) |
Shrewsbury 74 gun Ship of the Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Engagement: | The battle
for Chesapeake Bay as per the outcome of this campaign. Late afternoon
of September 5th
1781. The captured British 64s America and Europe and the damaged French Solitaire from the September 1st battle in Yorktown harbor were towed to Newport RI by the French Re'fle'chi, Caton and Rotterdam escorted by the French Sceptre' and the American USS America, thus removing them from the French 'Line of Battle'. This reduced the French fleet in Chesapeake Bay to 20 Ships of the Line (518 victory points) Although the British lost the America and the Europe, they received the reinforcements of the Gibraltar, Neptune and Velasco which were reassigned from New York City, bringing the British fleet at Chesapeake bay to 20 Ships of the Line (518 victory points) |
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| Played: | At Rick's house the 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out Come: |
Cornwallis's British Army is trapped in Yorktown. If the
French blockade of the port can't be lifted he will be forced to surrender. The Result:
The French Van stopped the British advance cold. Only 4 British Ships made
it into the Bay. A Major Strategic French Victory French 290 Vps //vs// British 114 Vps
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| Special Rules: |
Wind Direction : 4 (Blowing to the SE) Wind Velocity : 3 (Normal Breeze) Wind Change : 5-6 Shallows & the "Middle Ground": Chesapeake Bay has a shallow area called the "Middle Ground". This area during the time and tide of the battle was 13 to 19 feet deep. The surrounding hexes were 19 to 25 feet deep. Anchoring: Anchoring rules on Page 9 are in full effect. Water hexes are 15 feet 1 hex off shore Water hexes are 20 feet or more at 2 hex off shore Ships may anchor anywhere on the map within 10 of land and the "Middle Ground". Towing Ships: Towing rules from page 11 apply Naval Battle Victory Points: Each session will victory points will be awarded as follows:
Strategic Victory The Warships that end the battle 'Active' (Not Struck') West of Cape Henry receive 100% of their Victory points towards a Strategic Victory as Objective points. A Strategic Victory takes precedence over a Tactical Victory Tactical Victory The side with the most overall victory points amassed by night fall achieves a Tactical Victory.
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