BRITISH ORDER OF BATTLE: WILLOW CREEK RIDGE MAP ID UNIT / COMMAND RATING / STRENGTH NOTES A Brig. Gen. Edwards / Guards Competent 720 men A1 1st Guards Regiment Elite 9/5/3 - A2 2nd Guards Regiment Elite 9/5/3 - B Col. Matthews /Grenadiers Aggressive 840 men B1 1st Grenadiers - Combined Crack 11/8/5 - B2 2nd Grenadiers - Combined Crack 10/7/5 - C BG Howard / 1st Brigade Cautious 1240 men C1 17th Regiment of Foot Regulars 9/7/5 - C2 5th Regiment of Foot Regulars 9/7/5 - C3 23rd Regiment of Foot Veteran 7/5/4 - C4 56th Regiment of Foot Regulars 6/5/3 - D BG Gordon / 2nd Brigade Competent 1400 men D1 31st Regiment of Foot Veteran 7/5/4 - D2 40th Regiment of Foot Veteran 7/5/4 - D3 24th Regiment of Foot Regulars 8/6/5 - D4 7th Regiment of Foot Regulars 6/5/3 - D5 65th Regiment of Foot Regulars 7/6/4 - E BG Gottesman / Hessians Competent 1680 men E1 Leib Regiment Regulars 14/12/9 - E2 Mirbach Regiment Regulars 14/12/9 - E3 Donop Regiment Regulars 14/12/9 - F Rosten's Rangers Crack 6/4/2 240 men G Blake's Legion Militia 8/7/5 320 men H Col. Grayson / Loyalist Militia Competent 640 men H1 Major Browning's Command Green 9/8/7 - H2 Capt. Pepperidge's Command Militia 7/6/5 - J1 3rd King's Artillery (F) Regulars - J2 Cohen's Battery (F) Regulars - J3 10th Field Battery (F) Regulars - J4 Featherstone's Battery (L) Regulars - J5 Swanson's Battery (L) Militia - K1 Indians / Scouts Green 6/-/5 240 men L1 15th Light Dragoons Regulars 8/6/5 160 men X Lt. Gen. Gilbert Competent Army Y Maj. Gen. Sloan Cautious Division Z Brig. Gen. Cotts Competent Division Force Totals: Infantry @ 7,320 / 5,880 Regulars; 1440 Irregulars Artillery @ 10 cannon - 8 of Army / 2 of Militia: 100 crew Cavalry @ 160 Troopers AMERICAN ORDER OF BATTLE: WILLOW CREEK RIDGE MAP ID UNIT / COMMAND RATING / STRENGTH NOTES 1 Brig. Gen. Smith (NY) Competent 840 men 1A 1st New York Regulars 8/6/5 - 2A 4th New York Regulars 6/5/3 - 3A 5th New York Regulars 7/6/4 - 2 Brig. Gen. Ketchum (MD) Aggressive 960 men 2A 10th Maryland Veteran 10/7/6 - 2B 7th Maryland Regulars 7/6/4 - 2C 2nd Maryland Regulars 7/6/4 - 3 Brig. Gen. Pritchard (PA) Competent 760 men 3A 14th Pennsylvania Regulars 6/5/3 - 3B 12th Pennsylvania Regulars 7/6/4 - 3C 9th Pennsylvania Militia 6/5/4 - 4 Maj. Gen. Magnuson (PA) Poltroon 840 men 4A 3rd Pennsylvania Regulars 9/7/5 - 4B 6th Pennsylvania Veteran 5/4/2 - 4C 8th Pennsylvania Regulars 7/6/4 - 5A Light Infantry / Christopher Veteran 5/4/2 200 men 6A Albany Rifles / Carmody Militia 5/4/- 200 men 6B Whiteside's Command Rifles Militia 7/6/5 280 men 7A Apple's Battery (F) Regulars - 7B Dobson's Battery (L) Regulars - 7C Joshua's Battery (L) Militia - 8 Col. Cooper (PA) Competent 760 men 8A Widrick's Command Militia 6/5/4 no bayonets 8B Michaels' Command Green 6/-/5 no bayonets 8C Gentry's Command Green 7/-/6 - 9 Brig. Gen. Cooke (NY) Competent 680 men 9A Braxton's Command Militia 5/4/- - 9B Ferris' Command Green 6/-/5 no bayonets 9C Kendall's Command Green 6/-/5 no bayonets 10 Brig. Gen. Kirk (NY) Competent 560 men 10A Tscharmen's Command Militia 8/7/6 no bayonets 10B Dithers' Command Militia 6/5/4 - 11 MG Keinzlemann (NY & MD) Competent Division 12 Maj. Gen. Bulworth (PA) Competent Division 13 Maj. Gen. Taft Aggressive Army / 2nd 14 Lt. General Elliot Competent Army Force Totals: Infantry @ 6080 3600 Continentals; 2480 Militia Artillery @ 6 cannon - 4 of Army / 2 of Militia: 60 crew Cavalry @ none More Willow Creek Ridge Introduction and Background Order of Battle Plans The Battle Analysis and Conclusion Back to MWAN #113 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2001 Hal Thinglum This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com