Up in the Niagara area, the British-held Fort George is beseiged by American forces. Across a light fall of snow, a British relief column approaches ever closer; the Americans must hold them back to keep the siege. Have a look at the photos, below, to see how it turned out. This was the last game of our "what if?" Niagara Campaign. The battle was fought by the Gourmet Wargaming Club with 25mm figures, using the Age of Eagles rule set. Click here to download a PDF containing the order of battle and scenario rules.

The battlefield, as viewed from the east (American-held territory). The remnants of the burned town can be seen in a patch of white roughly in the center of the table.	British units (bottom) enter from the west. The Americans are forming up a defensive line at the river.	American forces occupy the burned town.	The American right wing is thinly held by a regiment of infantry with a few cannon in support.	The main body of the British force.
The British right flank, with supporting light cavalry.	The British form up a solid infantry line on the left, supported by the rocket battery. Other artillery pieces are still being brought forward.	The British right moves up to the river.	Our referee picks out a few more 10-siders to facilitate the ever-mounting carnage. The pusher man. One dangerous dude.	The British commander orders an attack on the left across the river. The enemy is still moving units forward to form a fairly-contiguous defensive line.
British artillery unlimbers in the center. The idea was to punch a hold in the enemy line with superior firepower, but the gunners were at their best on this day.	The reinforced American line, holding the rubble of the town.	The American right flank gives way, and the British are into the sawmill.	The Americans react quickly to the threat on their right, and adjust the line to refuse the right.	The first of several American reinforcing regiments arriving from the east. These units were pulled from the siege of Fort George, weakening that effort.
The British burst across the river in the center and on their right.	A couple of very strong regiments--one English, one Scottish--head straight for the American center.	One small, depleted British infantry regiment can be seen in front, blocking potential cannister fire from the artillery section against the attacking force. They fought an epic battle with the gun crews.	British artillery is concentrated in the center, but is still under fire by the American heavy artillery section.	Battered American units fall back deeper into the town in the face of the enemy advance on the left. The British are barely strong enough to contemplate further advance.
Lunch break: Thai food in a comfortable setting.	The largest cavalry unit on the field plows into the redcoats, causing a considerable amount of mayhem.	The horsemen knock the stuffing out of one British regiment, but find themselves isolated.	British light cavalry charge against American irregulars, and find themselves bested in a fair fight.	The British center plows into the enemy.
British artillery and flanking musket fire cuts down the enemy cavalry.	The American right flank is assailed by a single, surviving enemy regiment. The heavy artillery section keeps the heat on the British artillery park.	A bird's-eye-view of the action, viewed from the south.	The American center is falling back a step or two. The Scots are now less-numerous than a short time ago.	The American right falls back along the stream.
A warband of Indians, allied to the British, emerges from the forest, threatening the rear of the American position.	More American reinforcements arrive, but at least one regiment must deploy to face the approaching threat.	American forces pull out of the town to establish a new defensive line further back. The British have fought hard enough to force the Americans to life the siege of Fort George, due to lack of sufficient troops to maintain it.	Faces break into relieved grins as the realization dawns that this Niagra Campaign is at an end. It's been a hard and satisfying fight, but now we think only of sweet rewards...	...such as Oreo pie. It did not last long. Just desserts for good sportsmen!