Havana 1762 Landing at Cojimar AAR

[Mark Luther]

Looking for some different settings for SP games I decided on expanding my 7yW in the Carribean with the British attack on Havana in 1762. I used Stuart Insch’s Against Spain booklet as inspiration. This scenario is a beach assault to the east of Havana Harbor on the morning of June 6, 1762 by the British Lights and Grenadiers There was a small stone fort at Cojimar and perhaps a breastwork. I had no stone fort so went with a redoubt. It was a simple game to get players acquainted with the theatre and new unit types. Sharp Practice rules and 15mm minis.
Full AAR on flickr. Be sure to click on the pics to get a description:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/6mmgaming/albums/72177720309554728/with/53023065029

Mark

[AdmiralHawke]

Excellent. The British capture of Havana is a fascinating and often overlooked piece of history.

I greatly enjoyed your report. Thank you for posting it. A great looking game, particularly your work on the tropical forest and the British and Spanish troops. Bravo.

I imagine you have seen them, but there there is a wonderfully evocative, near contemporary series of 11 paintings by Dominic Serres in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. This one is of the landing at Cojimar Bay: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-11901.

All you ‘need’ now is a 1/100 scale British frigate or brig to provide supporting gunfire. 🙂

[willz]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic AAR and wonderful 18th century eye candy.  Stuarts books are full of excellent ideas and inspiration.

[McKinstry]

Great looking game that covers a fascinating and little gamed topic.

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