In 1814, British troops occupied positions along the Chippewa River; the American Army of the Niagra historically did little to challenge them, but the Gourmet Wargaming Club fought a battle from an alternate past. What if the Americans had crossed the Chippewa at Brown's Bridge? Have a look at the photos, below, to see the result. The battle was fought with 25mm figures, using the Age of Eagles rule set. Click here to download a PDF containing the scenario parameters and order of battle.

The battlefield as the game begins. A view from behind British lines. Opposing forces are deployed at center top.	The British right wing, beside Brown's Bridge.	The British left wing--with a contingent of Indians.	The far, far British left is held by trained war pigs. (Okay, it's only a bit of useless scenery with a slight smell of bacon.)	The American front line at the start of the battle.
More British infantry are moving on at the start.	More American infantry arrive behind the front line.	The British commander--no doubt reminded of his mortality by the proximity of the cemetery.	An overview of the actors at the start of our play. The British lines are in the foreground.	A British rocket battery set up on the far side of the river.
The American front line is charged simultaneously by all available British units.	More Americans march to the sound of the guns.	The British assault is halted, but at the cost of causualties and disorder.	The American front line becomes their right flank; more American infantry (at right) marches right past the fracas towards the town.	British units move up hurriedly to defend the bridge and the river.
British infantry at the town.	Fighting continues in the center; but it becomes apparent that the British were being furiously by-passed, and thus would find themselves exposed.	In a desperate move, British infantry wheel and charge into a road column to try to slow down the enemy advance.	Fighting on the British left. The horsemen were roughly handled by the infantry, who have formed square.	The Americans fight disparate enemy remnants while forming up a new line of battle. Note the additional reinforcements arriving along the road (top right).
The end of a brave British infantry force.	The newly-arriving Americans.	Now the second phase of the battle is taking shape. British units begin to form a protective skin in front of the town.	Indians emerge from the woods in an attempt to surprise American troops.	The British left flank holding in front of the river.
The American left receives a cannon to bolster their position.	A British stongpoint: infantry in a town, flanked by rockets and cannon.	Americans dress their lines and mass to assault the town.	The remnans of the British cavalry (foreground) eye their cavalry opponents.	The weight of British manpower is shifted to defend the town and crossroads.
American units move up on the right flank. Note the Indians (top left) still in the woods, well behind the enemy front rank.	The final stage of the battle sees two distinct groups of Americans facing the river on each flank.	An attack across the river is thrown back by the British.	Meanwhile, the Indians are steadily taking casualties--but they have force the Americans to take them seriously (note the cannon).	British defenders fall back to cluster at the town as the American right steps up to the river.
British troops prepared to make a final defense.	The British right flank charges across the river to knock the enemy off balance.	Some headway is made; however, the enemy cavalry immediately counter-charges the infantry.	The battle ends with an American victory. Note the American left flank (top) advancing across the river after having essentially destroyed the British right. Nothing stands between them and the crossroads. The British decide to withdraw.	As the shrieks die away, and the dust settles, we find ourselves back in a cozy living room in a small city in Northern California. Life is hard; but not today!