The Battle of Morristown
A couple weeks ago, Mr. Wargaming over at the Joy of Wargaming on the YooToobz launched a community wargaming campaign using a corner of Tennessee as the backdrop: The Sneedville War ! It's shaping up to be a knockdown drag out fight between the forces of Kingsport (the invaders) and the forces of Knoxville for control of either Sneedville or the enemy capital. He picked out the map, decided on the distribution of forces on both sides (and unit names) and commander ratings that match both Henry Hyde's Wargame Campaigns and William Silvester's Solo Wargaming Guide. He worked out a few different strategies for each side and left it to his viewers and commenters to decide on the operational plans of both sides. And he's leaving the resolution of the battles themselves in the hands of others, hence today's post! The Kingsportian Army of Rogersville, after taking Bean Station, marches south for its main objective of Morristown. Little do they know, that the Knoxvillian...