Attack on St. Eustatius, 1666

 It has been a while since we had a Blood & Plunder game, as most of our moves have been on the map. This game involved a group of Buccaneers from Tortuga moving against the Dutch colony of St. Eustatius (which had actually been occupied by English Buccaneers out of Port Royal. When the attackers demanded 1000 pieces/eight in lieu of an attack, Captain Morgan (Henry's uncle) answered back, that Governor Modyford of Jamaica, would hang them as pirates. As the defenders burned their Bark drawn up at the dock (knowing they couldn't defend it, The attackers then landed many of their men south of the fort. Unknown to the attackers, the defenders had moved three groups of Freebooters and one of Sea Dogs into the woods, to oppose the advance.

As the first group of Zeelieden made it onto the table, some Freebooters rose up and blasted a volley into the Dutch, dropping four!

Two more additional Zeelieden appeared, answered by two Freebooters, who inflicted more casualties. 

The attacking commander now realized he had recruited no muskets for his force. He would have to make it into melee...

More and more Dutch arrive, while two 9lbers from the Fort (top left) score tow more hits...

On the third turn, the Dutch finally make contact and inflict the first losses of the English, but the Freebooters are able to retire in order towards the fort...

The will of the Dutch commander is finally broken as additional cannon fire and musket fire rip into his men. But the final straw was the counterattack of English Sea Dogs, who wiped out one of the Zeelieden units. He decided to attempt to besiege the English instead of a direct assault...

Til under time, may you make your saving rolls!