I - INTRODUCTION
A French squadron under the command of Commodore Bompart consisting of one ship of the line, 8 frigates, and 3000 troops left Brest on September 6th to invade Ireland.
The expedition was weak and ill conceived from the start, and came to a disastrous end when it was intercepted by a British squadron commanded by Captain Sir J.B. Warren off Tory Island. After a four hour engagement, four French ships were captured including Bompart's flagship the Hoche. Of the 5 French ships which got away from the British that day, 3 would be captured before reaching the safety of French ports.
II. PREVAILING WIND CONDITIONS
Wind Direction: 1
Wind Velocity: 3 - Normal Breeze
Wind Change: 6
III. SPECIAL RULES
A. No land hexes.
B. No anchoring allowed.
C. The French player sets up his ships anywhere . between
hex rows A to Y inclusive.
D. The British player enters his ships anywhere along
mapboard edge 2-3 or between hex rows AA to YY inclusive
along edge 4.
IV. SPECIAL VICTORY CONDITIONS
A. A player will receive of an enemy ship's point value if it has surrendered or been destroyed (rounded down); and its full point value if it has been captured.
B.The French Player will receive the full point value for any of his ships which can exit the mapboard from any edge after turn 20.
C.Any French ship which exits the mapboard before turn 20 will be considered destroyed for the purpose of awarding victory points.
D.After all enemy ships have surrendered, been captured, destroyed, or left the mapboard, the scenario ends. Player with the most points wins.
| ORDER OF BATTLE | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIPS (RATE) | CLASS
/No. | Hu | Qu | CREW SECT 123 | Guns | Carronade | Rigging 1234 | Pt. Value | ||
| L | R | L | R | |||||||
| BRITISH | ||||||||||
| FOUDROYANT (80) | SOL/2 | 16 | Cr | 554 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 888- | 31 |
| CANADA (74) | SOL/2 | 14 | Cr | 444 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 777- | 27 |
| ROBUST (74) | SOL/2 | 14 | Cr | 444 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 777- | 27 |
| ANSON (44) | F/3 | 11 | Cr | 322 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6666 | 18 |
| MAGNANIME (44) | F/3 | 11 | Cr | 322 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6666 | 18 |
| AMELIA (38) | F/3 | 9 | Cr | 322 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5555 | 15 |
| ETHALION (38) | F/3 | 9 | Cr | 322 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5555 | 15 |
| MELAMPUS (36) | F/3 | 7 | Cr | 221 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 14 |
| FRENCH | ||||||||||
| HOCHE (74) | SOL/2 | 14 | Av | 554 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 777- | 24 |
| IMMORTAITE (40) | F/3 | 10 | Av | 332 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 15 |
| LOIRE (40) | F/3 | 10 | Av | 332 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 15 |
| ROMAINE (40) | F/3 | 10 | Av | 332 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 15 |
| BELLONE (36) | F/3 | 8 | Av | 322 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 13 |
| COQUILLE (36) | F/3 | 8 | Av | 322 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 13 |
| EMBUSCADE (36) | F/3 | 8 | Av | 322 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 13 |
| RESOLUE (36) | F/3 | 8 | Av | 322 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 13 |
| SEMILLANTE (36) | F/3 | 8 | AV | 322 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5555 | 13 |
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