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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Battle of Grant's hill French oob

                                       French OOB


Warning!!! Not 100% accurate due to lack Documentation and research/poor French book keeping
I did alot guess work using a lot different documents and books

List Of French Officers involved in the battle
Captain Francois-Marie Marchand de Lignery
Captain Charles Philippe de Aubry
Captain St Ours
Francois Coulon de Villiers
Lt. Sieur de Belestre
Ens de Corbière


700 French
Fort Duquesne Garrison
 200 Troupes de la Marine

  Détachement de Aubry
 40 Troupes de la Marine
 460 Milice Canadienne


800 Indians
 
500 Pays d'en Haut   
300 Ottawa
98 Chippewa
75 Mississauga
27 Potawatomi

200 Ohio Indians   
82 Delaware
81 Shawnee
26 Senacas
11 Mingo

100 Mission Indians
40  Iroquois
25 Abenakis
10 Huron
12 Algonkin
13 Nipissing

Book Links
The British Defeat of the French in Pennsylvania, 1758
Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758
The Papers of Henry Bouquet: December 11, 1755-May 31, 1758

Monday, July 17, 2017

Battle of Grant's Hill 1758 British OOB

Here is the OOB  for my Battle of Grant's Hill 1758 Scenario

Links

                                         The British

OOB prior to the day of the Battle on September 14th 1758

Maj James Grant- Commander of the expedition

77th Montgomery's Regiment of Foot
Captain McDonald's Column  (100 Men)
Captain McDonald
LT. A. Robertson /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.
LT. Campbell /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.

Captain Munro's Column  (100 Men)
Captain Munro
LT. H.Munro /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.
LT. R.Mackenzie /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.

Captain McKenzie's Column  (100 Men)
Captain McKenzie
LT. A. McDonald /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt
LT. McKenzie /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt

Advance Guard ? ( 29 men)
LT W. McKenzie /15 men 77th Montgomery's Regt
LT. McDonald /14 men 77th Montgomery's Regt

Bodyguards to Maj Grant (32 men)
Ens Grant /18 men 77th Montgomery's Regt
Ens J. McDonald /14 men 77th Montgomery's Regt

1st/60th Royal American Regiment
Captain Launder Column
Lt Bentinck /35 men 1st/60th RA
Lt Billings /35 men 1st/60th RA
Lt Ryder /34 men 1st/60th RA
Ens Jenkins

1st Virginia Regiment 
Major Andrew Lewis
Captain Stewart's Column
Lt Baker /36 men VA Regt
Lt Campbell /35 men VA Regt
Ens Chew /35 men VA Regt
Ens Allen /35 men Va Regt

Maryland Provincial Regiment
Captain Ware Column
Lt  Riley /25 men MD Regt.
Lt Mccra /24 men MD Regt.
Ens Harrison /24 men MD Regt.

2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Captain Clayton Column
Lt Hays /52 men 2nd PA Regt.
Lt Reynolds /52 men 2nd PA Regt.

Delaware/Lower Counties Regiment Detachment 
14 men - No officers

North Carolina Regiment Detachment 
13 men - No officers

Baggage Guard
Captain Bullet 
Ens Gist /22 men VA Regt.
Ens Hallar
12 men 77th foot
4 men  1st/60th RA Foot
4 men VA Regt.
4 men Maryland Regt.
4 men 2nd PA Regt.

Indian Scouts
William Trent?
22 Catawba's Warriors
15 Tuscarora's Warriors
13 Nottoway's Warriors

OOB on day of the Battle 7 AM September 14th 1758

Captain McDonald Recon party(100 men)
Captain McDonald
Ens Rhor / 60th RA
LT. A. Robertson /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.
LT. Campbell /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.

Main Party (485 men)
Maj James Grant

77th Montgomery's Regt.
Captain Munro's Column  (100 Men)
Captain Munro
LT. H.Munro /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.
LT. R. Mackenzie /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt.

Captain McKenzie's Column (100 Men)
Captain McKenzie
LT. A. McDonald /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt
LT. McKenzie /50 men 77th Montgomery's Regt

Advance Guard ? ( 37 men)
LT W. McKenzie /19 men 77th Montgomery's Regt
LT. McDonald / 18 men 77th Montgomery's Regt

Bodyguards to Maj Grant (36 men)
Ens Grant /18 men 77th Montgomery's Regt
Ens J.McDonald /18 men 77th Montgomery's Regt

Maryland Provincial Regiment
Captain Ware Column
Lt  Riley /26 men MD Regt.
Lt Mccra / 26 men MD Regt.
Ens Harrison /25 men MD Regt.

Delaware/Lower Counties Regiment Detachment 
14 men - No officers

North Carolina Regiment Detachment 
13 men - No officers

2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Captain Clayton Column
Lt Hays /54 men 2nd PA Regt.
Lt Reynolds /54 men 2nd PA Regt.

Major Lewis Party (218 men)
Major Andrew Lewis

1st Virginia Regiment 
Captain Stewart's Column
Lt Baker /37 men VA Regt
Lt Campbell /37 men VA Regt
Ens Allen /36 men Va Regt

1st/60th Royal American Regiment
Captain Launder Column
Lt Bentinck /36 men 1st/60th RA
Lt Billings /36 men 1st/60th RA
Lt Ryder /18 men 1st/60th RA
Ens Jenkins /18 men 1st/60th RA

Baggage Guard (57 Men)
Captain Bullet 
Ens Hallar
Ens Gist /22 men VA Regt.
Ens Chew /35 men VA Regt

Indian Scouts (50 Warriors)
William Trent
22 Catawba's Warriors
15 Tuscarora's Warriors
13 Nottoway's Warriors