8 - Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights

27 August 1776

Colonials

Cards 39B – 42B

Morale: 1

British & Their Vile Hessians

Cards 36B – 38B

Morale: 1

A diversionary attack by Grant disguised Clinton's advance on the Patriot flank. Outgunned, outmanned, outnumbered and outplanned, they've gotta make an all-out stand – at least until the main body of the army can escape. For experienced players.

8

Grant

8

( 5 / 6 )

Attack

Stirling, The Maryland 400

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Counterattack

Pair

Stirling

1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit.

36B

♦

Hessians

5

Doubles

Attack

Sullivan

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Counterattack

Pair

Sullivan

1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit.

37B

♦

Clinton

8

( 5 / 6 )

Attack

Sullivan

1 hit per die. 1 self.

This card may ONLY attack IF the cards for both Grant and the Hessians have dice on them. Otherwise, this card may not Attack but may use an Action to remove dice placed here previously. If Grant or the Hessians Rout, no further dice may be placed on this card.

38B

♥

Sullivan

6

( 5 )

Attack

Hessians

1 hit per die.

Attack

Triplet

Clinton

1 hit.

39B

♣

Stirling

6

( 6 )

Attack

Grant

1 hit per die.

40B

♣

Knox's Artillery

1

Doubles

Screen

Grant, Hessians

41B

♣

The Maryland 400

2

Doubles

Attack

Pair

Grant

1 hit.

This Formation ALWAYS suffers one less hit when Attacked, and NEVER suffers more than one hit in any given Attack.

This small group, actually numbering about 260, saved the Continental Army with a rearguard action against two thousand. Less than a dozen made it out.

IN RESERVE (Stirling)

42B

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