Jackets of Green

Description

JACKETS OF GREEN - A PENINSULAR WAR PBEM USING TWILIGHT 2000 RULES

Setting

In the summer of 1810, Lord Wellington withdrew his British and Portuguese army to safety behind the "Lines of Tores Vedras". Facing him were the numerically superior French forces of Marshall Massena. For a while, Wellington would bide his time. It is for Wellington to pick and choose where and when he wants to give battle to the French. But meanwhile the work of patrolling, scouting, skirmishing and raiding will go on. There will be no rest for the green-jacketed men of the 95th Rifles. They are the eyes and ears of Wellington's army - living hard, fighting hard, and all for a shilling a day.

History of the 95th

The 95th Rifles were formed by Colonel Coote-Manningham and Colonel William Sewart in the spring of 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" and issued with green jackets and the new Baker rifle. Within four months of its first parade the new unit led an assault landing at Ferrol, aand two months later it ceased to be `experimental` and was gazetted as the 95th Rifle Regiment. A second battalion was raised in 1805 and a third in 1809.

Character backgrounds

Characters may have experience with the 95th dating back to service to Copenhagen (1801), Germany (1805), South America 1806-1807, the Flanders campaign (1809) or the first phases of the Peninsular War (Corunna, Talavera, and Agueda). Characters may also be members of the 60th Rifles (the 95th's sister regiment in the British army), Jagers from the Kings German Legion (Hanovarian troops in the service of the British monarch), or "Black Brunswickers" from that German corps. They may also, with the GM's permission, be Portuguese Caçadores, Spanish guerillas, or any other agreed background.

House rules for the game are at the website. If you are having trouble with the rules, submit a character description and history. The more descriptive the better. While knowledge of the time period would be helpful, it is not necessary. In addition this game is simular the books written about Sharpe's Rifles authored by Bernard Cornwell.