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A group of us gathered at Uncle Bob’s mancave in the wilds of Tennessee to refight the 1774 (West) Virginia battle of Point Pleasant, said to be the first battle of the Revolution:

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The Shawnee had never given up their claims to western Virginia and interpreted the rapid settlement as acts of aggression. Hostilities reached a climax in 1773 when land speculator Michael Cresap led a group of volunteers from Fort Fincastle (later renamed Fort Henry) at present-day Wheeling and raided Shawnee towns in what became known as Cresap’s War. One of the worst atrocities of the conflict was the murder of several family members of Mingo chief Tah-gah-jute, who had been baptized under the English name Logan. Logan, who had previously lived peacefully with the settlers, killed at least 13 western Virginians that summer in revenge.

Virginia Governor John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, plotted to crush the Shawnee and end hostilities. Dunmore drew up a plan to trap the Shawnee between two armies. The governor personally led the northern army while land speculator Andrew Lewis led a smaller force from the south. But Shawnee leader Cornstalk struck the southern regiment before it united with Dunmore’s troops. On October 10, 1774, Cornstalk’s force of approximately 1,200 men attacked Lewis at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers at present-day Point Pleasant. After the battle, which resulted in significant losses on both sides, the Shawnee retreated to protect their settlements in the Scioto Valley in present-day Ohio. As a condition of the subsequent Treaty of Camp Charlotte, the Delaware, Shawnee, and Mingo relinquished all claims to land south of the Ohio River. The Battle of Point Pleasant eliminated Native Americans as a force on the frontier for the first three years of the American Revolutionary War, which began in April 1775, clearing the way for peaceful settlement of the region.

Anyway, the game was played using Brother Against Brother rules with 28mm troops. The militia was cut up pretty badly and fell back to the cow pens. The militia released the cows which held up the Indians for a time. The timely arrival of reinforcements kept the game from a being a slaughter. The Indians beat an orderly withdrawal and a good time was had by all.

Here is the slideshow of the GAME :
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As more details come to light they will be placed on the Nashcon Tournaments page so be sure to check it out. the DBA tournament always is fun and well attended so don’t miss it this year!

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The after action report has plenty of pictures so check it out! Tomorrow’s War was a real winner and we are looking forward to finding more figures to use with it and putting on more games.

Tomorrow’s War After Action Report

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Here is one of the games we are running today. Come play games like this with us every Saturday.

We will have gaming after the meeting. Large WWII 20mm game, 40K, Warhammer, Mordhiem, FoW, and boardgaming.

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Be on the look-out for next month’s meeting.

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Please note the NashCon Support Group will have gaming after the BoD meeting starting at 11am. This is to help game masters play test games for this years NashCon, however any person wishing to run a game can, but table space is limited. Please let us know if you will be bring a game so a table can be set up. We will have 40K and Warhammer games, and the Boxer game is still TBD.

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As you are probably aware, Nashcon is the flagship gaming event in the Mid-South. Nashcon 2012 is shaping up to be a great event, again. We are currently taking game proposals. Looking forward to seeing you there!

The second game was a meeting engagement with Union and Confederate infantry companies in a meeting engagement, cut off from one another until close range. The Confederate Left Flank took it in the chin but managed to rally the survivors only to see the Right Flank folding like a napkin. The Union took some damage but had enough squads in good order to run off the survivors.

Both games were great fun! Check out the gallery below!

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They are sponsoring a Flames of War Tournament on November 5th at Hobbytown USA in Kennesaw GA.