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Alternative Chacabuco Scenario for Liberators HOTT

Posted 17 Jan 2012 at 23:52

Setting: Chacabuco Farm, Chile; 13 Feb 1817

Mission

This scenario poses a What-if. The premise is that after crossing the Andes from Argentina, the patriot army advances more cautiously giving the royalists time to bring up reinforcements from Santiago.

The scenario is from the Liberators Supplement by John Fletcher (Fletcher, 2006).

This scenario is intended for use with the Liberators HOTT rules.

Map/Terrain

  • Use the map in the published scenario.
  • The table, when converted to HOTT scale, is 3' x 2'.
  • The small hill is gentle and the two larger hills are steep.
  • The fields and vineyard all count as rough ground.
  • The farm is a "Stronghold" in HOTT terms.

Liberators HOTT table set up for Alternative Chacabuco

Pre-game preparation

None

Royalist Player (Defending)

Deploys first and takes second turn.

Objective

Defeat the Patriots and hold the Chacabuco farm.

Forces Available

Royalist Order of Battle

  • Mariscal Marco del Pont
  • 6 x Infantry @ 2
  • 6 x Cavalry @ 2
  • 3 x Artillery @ 4
  • 1 x Stronghold = Chacabuco Farm.
  • AP = 36; Break point = 18

Deployment

Deploys first behind the red line on the map.

Reinforcements

None.

Patriot Player (Attacking)

Deploys second and takes first turn.

Objective

Defeat the Royalists and/or capture the Chacabuco farm.

Forces Available

The Patriots have two divisions.

Patriot Order of Battle

  • General Jose San Martin
  • O'Higgins Division
    • 2 x Infantry @ 2 AP
    • 2 x Cavalry @ 2 AP
    • 1 x Hero (Colonel of the Horse Grenadiers) @ 4 AP
    • 1 x Hero (General O'Higgins) @ 4 AP
  • Soler's Division
    • 4 x Infantry @ 2 AP
    • 2 x Cavalry @ 2 AP
    • 2 x Artillery @ 4 AP
  • AP = 36; Break point = 18

O'Higgins was inspirational and led a variety of hard charges in his career, hence his Hero status. The Colonel of the Horse Grenadiers is a Hero to represent the superior quality of that unit over the Royalist cavalry.

Deployment

Deploys second.  The divisions must deploy in their respective deployment zones. San Martin can deploy in either division.

Reinforcements

None.

Victory Conditions

Normal HOTT victory, i.e. destroy 1/2 of the enemy army to break it.

Scenario Special Rules

Notes

  • I have halved the amount of Royalist artillery in the interests of making a more balanced scenario. 

References

Fletcher, J. (2006). Liberators! Supplement 1: The War in the South. Grenadier Productions.