TinyTartar
Banned
In 1778, after the US and France allied with each other, an attack was launched on Newport, RI and its garrison of over 6000 British troops. The attack failed because of a combination of poor communication between allies, bad weather disrupting the French Navy, and once the French were clearly not going to land, the fact that the American forces assembled for the operation were not large enough for the task.
How would you make this attack succeed? I believe this to be a huge missed opportunity for the alliance to strike a crucial blow before the British start their southern campaign.
At the time of this attack, the United States, with the exception of New York City and Newport, was entirely in American hands. The frontier was calm (as calm as possible, at least), the British had not yet landed in South Carolina and would not for another year, Savannah was still in American hands, and Philadelphia had been abandoned.
The prospect of British control only being relegated to NYC with a French fleet in American waters is a tempting one to contemplate.
Prospects for success in this scenario involves Newport and all of Rhode Island being retaken completely, the entire British garrison there either capitulating or being destroyed to a man, and the French fleet staying reasonably intact and fit for action.
How would you make this attack succeed? I believe this to be a huge missed opportunity for the alliance to strike a crucial blow before the British start their southern campaign.
At the time of this attack, the United States, with the exception of New York City and Newport, was entirely in American hands. The frontier was calm (as calm as possible, at least), the British had not yet landed in South Carolina and would not for another year, Savannah was still in American hands, and Philadelphia had been abandoned.
The prospect of British control only being relegated to NYC with a French fleet in American waters is a tempting one to contemplate.
Prospects for success in this scenario involves Newport and all of Rhode Island being retaken completely, the entire British garrison there either capitulating or being destroyed to a man, and the French fleet staying reasonably intact and fit for action.