A Rev War/AWI Christmas tradition

On a cold and snowy December General Washington has crossed the Schuylkill River and is approaching the town of Reading where the Hessians have encamped.   Will he be able to defeat Colonel von Rall and clear the town? 

                       Rev War/AWI with paper soldiers and using "Frank's rules for Black Powder"

                                                Hessian regulars in support of artillery

                                                         Hessians failing Morale checks

                      Hessians fail to dislodge militia in hand to hand combat on Colonial left flank

                     Colonial rifleman (bottom of photo) inflict heavy casualties in the center

                                                         A victory for the Colonial army.

A fun game on a cold night. A Christmas gaming tradition continues for another year.

Link to the original battle report on our Christmas tradition of a fictionalized Rev War/AWI battle in Reading.