The Battle of White Plains

The Battles of the American Revolution series are portrayals of specific American Revolutionary War battles.

It is late October, 1776 — two enormous armies face each other at White Plains, New York. 14,500 Americans confronting 15,400 British and Hessians, making this one of the largest concentrations of opposing troops during the war.

Washington, desperate to salvage something from the otherwise disastrous defense of New York, occupies a strong position, which he has fortified with two concentric lines of fieldworks. Secure in these position, he welcomes a front assault against his works. Can you, as General Howe, break through the American line to deliver a decisive blow and the rebellion? Can you, as General Washington, hold your own on superior ground, hampered as you will be with some 6,700 militia of dubious quality?

The game includes three scenarios: the historical fight for Chatterton Hill, an October 31 scenario that explores what might have occurred if Howe had pressed his assault that day as planned, and a four-day campaign game spanning 42 game turns beginning with the arrival of the British Army on the field on the morning of October 28th.

• Two 22" x 34" mounted maps
• 2 countersheets
• 52 Opportunity Cards
• 16 Tactics Cards
• 2 Player Aid Cards
• Series Rulebook
  
• Exclusive Rulebook
• Two 10-sided dice