Formations
The type and number of Units in historically plausible English Formations in the Mid War.
| Formation | Type | Traits | Units | QTY | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade | Infantry | Foot Infantry Battalions | 3 | ||
| Infantry Division | Infantry | Foot Infantry Battalions | 5 | ||
| 1st Division | Infantry | Foot Guards Battalions Highland Foot Battalions Foot Infantry Battalions | 2 2 2 | Limit one 1st Division | |
| Light Division | Infantry | Light Foot Battalions Rifle Companies Royal Horse Artillery Battery | 2 8 1 | Limit one Light Division | |
| Light Cavalry Brigade | Cavalry | Impetuous Rapid Deployment | Light Dragoon Squadron Groups | 2 | |
| [Heavy] Cavalry Brigade | Cavalry | Impetuous Rapid Deployment | Dragoon Squadron Groups | 4 | |
| Artillery Park | Artillery | Reinforcements | 9-pdr Royal Artillery Battery 6-pdr Royal Art Battery 6-pdr Royal Horse Artillery Battery | 1 1 1 |
Formation Trait Summary
Impetuous If Threatened roll 2D6, on a result of ≤5, Converts to Attack [A].
Rapid Deployment Rolls +1D6 when deploying.
Reinforcements Assets may be distributed to other Formations.
Unit Stats
English Unit Stats and Traits for the Early, Mid & Late Wars summarized from the English Stats & Orders Pack.
| Unit | Type | Threat | Cohesion | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot Guards | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/2 |4 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. |
| Light Infantry | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
| Foot Infantry | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/2 |3 | 1 | 1/2 | |
| Highland Foot Infantry | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/2 |3 | 1 | 1/2 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. |
| Fusilier Foot Infantry | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/2 |3 | 1 | 1/2 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. |
| Rifles | Infantry Company (Unit) | –|1/2|1/4 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
| Life Guards | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Royal Horse Guards | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Dragoon Guards | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Dragoons | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| Hussars | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
| 9-pdr Royal Artillery | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6-pdr Royal Artillery | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6-pdr Royal Horse Artillery | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
Unit Trait Summary
Lights Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas.
Shock Threat is not reduced vs Built-up-Areas, Strong points, or Walls.
Commanders
English Commander Stats and Traits for the Revolution, Early, Mid & Late Wars summarized from the English Command Deck.
| Commander | Formation | Force | Army | Cmd | Threat | Cohesion | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General | Infantry Division | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Major General | Infantry Brigade | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Major General | Cavalry Brigade | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Beresford | Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Marechal-general de Portugal; May issue orders to Portuguese Forces and Formations even if not commanding them, 1810-1814. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1812. Chosen Successor; If Wellington is removed by Leader Fate, Beresford must take command of the Army, after March 1812. |
| Cole | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Late Wars | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1811-1812. Otherwise Engaged; Appointed to command the Northern Military District in 1815, Cole misses the Waterloo Campaign. Unavailable 1815. |
| Cotton | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1812. Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
| Craufurd | Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | By Popular Demand; Craufurd must command the Light Division, 1810-1812. Black Bob; The Light Division gains Rapid Deployment and either Enthusiastic or Stoic, the controlling player must choose at the start of the game. Outpost Duty; French Forces within 1 mile (12”) of Light Division may not use dummy Objective markers. A Date with Death; Craufurd is mortally wounded at Ciudad Rodrigo, dying four days later. -2 to Leader Fate, 1812. Unavailable after January 1812. |
| Graham | Mid, Late Wars | Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Chosen Successor; If Wellington is removed by Leader Fate, Graham must take command of the Army, January to March 1812. |
| Hill | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Daddy Hill; If in Personal Command roll 1D6 during Recovery, on a ‘6’, the Formation Recovers -2 instead of -1 Fatigue. | |
| Hope | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Chosen Successor; If Moore is removed by Leader Fate, Hope must take command of the Army, 1808-1809. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1814. |
| Leith | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Otherwise Engaged; Appointed governor of the Leeward Islands in 1814, Leith is focused on suppressing Napoléon’s supporters there through 1815. Unavailable after January 1814. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1812, 1813. |
| Moore | Revolution, Early War | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | A Date with Death; Moore is mortally wounded by artillery fire at Coruña and dies shortly after the battle ends. Once the British vacated Coruña, Maréchal Soult orders the French army to build a monument over Moore’s grave to honor their opponent, -2 to Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after January 1809. |
| Packenham | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Otherwise Engaged; Pakenham accepts command of British forces in North America at the end of the War of 1812. At the Battle of New Orleans, Pakenham is wounded by short range munitions from American artillery which explodes his knee, while being helped up by an aide, he is struck again in the arm. Once mounted on the aide’s horse he is struck a third time, this time in the spine. He dies shortly thereafter, after directing his second-in-command to take command and commit the reserves. Unavailable after August 1814. |
| Picton | Mid, Late Wars | Late Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Otherwise Engaged; Picton is unavailable until 1810. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1812. A Date with Death; Picton is the most senior British officer killed at Waterloo. -2 to Leader Fate, 1815. |
| Uxbridge | Mid, Late Wars | Late Wars | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1815. |
| Wellington | Revolution | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Charmed Death; +2 to Leader Fate, 1808-1815. Peerless; If present, must be Army Commander, 1809-1815. Limited Delegation; Wellington’s Army is limited to a maximum of two English Forces: the first must be commanded by Wellington, a second must be a Cavalry Force, any additional Forces must be Spanish, 1809-1812. |