Battle of St. Denis 1837

This battle was fought during the Lower Canada Rebellion in the town of St. Denis on the Richelieu River.  French Patriots decided to make a stand against British forces in the town on November 23, 1837.  The British had two companies from the 24th Regiment with a Royal Artillery cannon (which I believe was a 5.4" howitzer).  The Patriots had about 800 men, half were armed with muskets.  The other half were only armed with scythes, pitchforks and clubs.

The British made some success, but eventually withdrew due to casualties and low ammunition.  The cannon was stuck in the mud and had to be left behind.  The Patriots eventually left the town and the British captured it at the beginning of December.

This was the only victory for the Patriots in the rebellion.

I put together a Rebels and Patriots rules scenario of this battle.  I bought 28mm miniatures for the battle.  I did not have a good selection of buildings so made up two of the historic buildings (still surviving today).

Scenario Order of Battle

British	Patriots
Lieutenant-Colonel Gore Heroic Leader +2 bonus -1 on officer casualty roll Light Artillery 24pdr howitzer 4 crew Line Infantry veteran Line Infantry veteran Line Infantry Line Infantry 22 points	Wolfred Nelson Skirmish Leader Once per game, 1 unit within 12” may re-roll a failed skirm. activation or evade reaction. Skirmishers Line Infantry Line Infantry Line Infantry Line Infantry Line Infantry no muskets Line Infantry no muskets 22 points

Infantry with no muskets is not in the rules.  I made two units of Line Infantry have no muskets and only able to fight in close combat.  These units I set to two points each rather the normal four points each.

The black border outlines the tabletop.

28mm Figure Manufacturers

British:

• Infantry: Studio Miniatures
• Gun: Perry Miniatures

Patriots:

War of 1812 militia

• Knuckleduster
• Brigade Games

Texians

• Boothill Miniatures

Unarmed Civilians

• Casting Room Miniatures

Introduction and layout of battle

Two videos on how I made two of the buildings