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