This scenario is based on the events of June 2, 1866 being only a small skirmish and Col. Booker (Canadian) not advancing the QORs and the 13th alone but waiting until additional troops arrived.
Some additional references: The Last Invasion of Canada, Hereward Senior,1991. Uses a lot of the original material but has some errors. http://www.wwu.edu/~col/fenian/fen.html and http://www.qor.com
A Scenario For 'Fire and Fury'
Order of Battle
British Canadians- Maj. Gen. G. Napier -1 Corps Ldr. Chippawa (in Reserve)
First "Division" - Colonel Peacocke 1 Div. Ldr. Chippawa
HM 16th Regiment(Ex) 7/5/3
HM 47th Regiment(Ex) 10/7/4
10th Royal Bttn. 8/7/5
19th Bttn. 7/6/4
Grey Battery Royal Art. 3 guns Armstrongs
Second "Division" - Colonel Wolseley 1 ex Div. Ldr Port Colborne
Queen Own (Ex) 10/8/5
13th Bttn. 7/6/4
7th Bttn. 7/6/4
22nd Bttn. 5/4/3
Third "Division"- Lt. Colonel Lowry 1 Div. Ldr Chippawa (in Reserve)
60th Royal Bttn (E) 4/-/3 "
20th Bttn. 6/5/4 "
Aurora Provisional Bn. 4/-/3 Guarding Bridges
Oakville Provisional Bn 7/6/4 Guarding Bridges
Crowe's Royal Artillery 2 guns Whitworths
Cavalry- Major George Denison 1 Div. Ldr Port Colburne
Governor-General's Bodyguard Cavalry - 5/4/3 Cav
Stoker's "Foot Cavalry" 4/3/2 Inf.
Fenian Order of Battle
Colonel John O'Neill 1 Ex Div Ldr Ridge Road
13th Tenn. 8/6/4 Ridge Road
17th Kent. 11/9/6 Ridge Road
18th Ohio 11/9/6 Ridge Road
7th NY (Buffalo) 10/8/6 Ridgeway-RidgeRoad
Indiana Bttn. 5/4/3 Ridge Road
Buffalo Cavalry 3/2/- Stevensville
General M.W. Burns 1 Div Ldr Reinforcements***
19th Ohio 10/8/6
69th NY 10/8/6
63th NY 10/8/6
88th NY 10/8/6
2nd NY (Buffalo) 8/7/5
Start with the night June 2, 1866 for the Fenian reinforcement phase. After determining reinforcements, the Canadian player determines when the advance is scheduled for, from starting locations.
The Chippawa force arrives according to the following:
| Roll | Result |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | an hour early |
| 3-4 | a half hour early |
| 5-6 | on time |
| 7-8 | a half hour late |
| 9 | an hour late |
| 10 | an hour and a half late |
Of course this is with respect to the Port Colburne Force, which always is on time.
Special Scenario Rules:
Reinforcements (Fenians only):
The 19th, 69th, 63rd, and 88th can attempt to come over starting on the night of June 2 at the lower ferry. Each of the four roll and if the result is seven or higher, the unit successfully crosses. The 2nd NY can attempt to cross using the captured W.T. Robb at Fort Erie but it needs a 8 or higher. General M.W. Burns crosses with the last unit over (even if it is captured in crossing, so is he). Every following night, the remaining reinforcements can still try to cross, however, during the day of June 3rd, General Geo. Meade orders the S.S. Michigan and Hamiliton to interfere with Fenians attempting to cross. thus the rolls are at -2. If any result during a night is zero or negative, the crossing unit is captured and no further troops make it across that night.
Note that starting on the night of June 3rd any Fenian unit that reached spent status has run to US border and surrendered to the Michigan or Hamiliton. All other units retain their current effectiveness until they rest for a day.
Lowry's reserves- home guard called up even more hastily than anyone else. If the British Canadians lose badly on June 3rd, they may be brought up or the Fenians can try to advance to Chippawa ( which has two nearby bridges over to the US border)
Victory:
The Canadians must defeat and drive the Fenians off the battlefield If they do it on June 3rd,a decisive Canadian Victory.
If it takes two days it is a marginal Canadian victory. 3 days is a Fenian marginal, (encouraging further raids?), and holding out indefinitely is truly the only Fenian victory, especially if they can capture Chippawa and a bridge to the US.
Map:
Fenian Raid Map in ASCII- *trees =" road _| creek H house O orchard r Ridge ******** "S / Ch " r **************** ******** " / ==== r **************** ******** " / " OOOOOOOOOOO r **************** ******** " | H" OOOOOOOOOOO r **************** =============================================================================== ******** " | " r ******** " / " r ******** " / " r ******** " / " r ******** " / " r ******** " / " r ******** " / " ***** r r r r r r rrrrrrrrrrr ******** " _/ " ********* ******** " HH" ********** To Ft.Erie =============================================================================== ******** " " ******************* / ******** " " ****************** ------------- ******** " " ****************** / ******** " " ****************** / ******** " PC " ******************* Map is 6.5' x 4.5' at 1 inch = 30 yards, PC= Port Colburne entry S= to Stevensville (Fenian Cavalry enters whenever the Fenians want it) Ch= Chippawa entry; O'Neil can set up anywhere he wants but he must protect both roads to the right side (the way to fort erie).