The following player's aide is to be used in campaign games during the American Revolution. It is intended to be a list of Privateers that operated against the British navy during this war. If you have any documented ships to add to this list please forward the information and the reference where the name is recorded to the Lion's Den Publications Dept.. Use this list to add certain names and captains to your campaign game. I recommend the book: Picture Book of the Revolution's Privateers , by C. Keith Wilbur, Stackpole Books 1973. It is available in the Mid-Continent Library System in the Greater Kansas City area. Now on to the list:
| Ship | Guns or Type | Captain | Port of Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Brig | - | |
| Angelica | - | ||
| Betsy | Brig | - | |
| Boston | Frigate | - | |
| Cassandra | Sloop | - | |
| Congress | 24 guns | Captain George Gedden | Philadelphia |
| Deane | 30 guns | Elisha Hinsman | Boston |
| Dolton | - | ||
| General Putnam | 20 guns | Captain Harmon | - |
| General Washington | 20 guns | - | |
| Hancock | Frigate | - | |
| Hero | 9 guns | Captain Babcock | - |
| Hind | 20 guns | - | |
| Hope | - | Captain Woodbury | - |
| Hyder Alley | 16 guns | Captain Joshua Barney | Philadelphia |
| Jason | 20 guns | John Manley | - |
| Julius Ceasar | Sloop | Amos Hubbell | - |
| Lively | Sloop | - | Nantucket |
| Marquis | SOL | - | |
| Nancy | Captain Phipps | Connecticut | |
| Pilgrim | - | Hugh Hill | Beverly, Mass. |
| Porus | - | Salem, Mass. | |
| Porcupine | - | William Stewart | Connecticut |
| Randolph | Brig | - | |
| Reprisal | Schooner | Captain Curtiss | - |
| Resolution | 6 guns | Captain William Morgan | - |
| Scammel | 9 guns | Captain Stoddard | - |
| Speedwell | 2 guns | Levi Barlow | - |
| St. George | Sloop | - | |
| Swallow | Tibbetts | - | |
| Trooper | Brig | - | |
| Vengeance | Schooner | - | |
| Yankee | 9 guns | Henry Johnson | - |
| Young Neptune | Schooner | - | |
Three Cheers for the Jolly Tars of England
This last Thursday instant at the Lion's Den those intrepid Captains of the Royal Navy under the instruction of the game "Full Sail" did inflict severe and irreparable damage upon the hopes and plans of the French villains in the West Indies.
Battle of Bermuda August 1778
The Blockade is lifted under the leadership of Admiral Kopek (that crusty old sea lawyer)! Ships to be sold at Prize court include the Robuste SOL, Biene-Aime SOL, & Diademe. Great encouragement to able-bodied seaman seeking to sign on with a courageous crew of Prize takers. Seek out Admiral Kopek or his trusted adjutant Captain Cordry at the Lion's Den.
God Save The King!
The fleet is nearly complete for our campaign game set in the American Revolution. Using the methods described in "Paint Ships" I have created an enormous set of "fighting Sail" for use in almost any situation. What I finished recently was the last of the merchant ships and coastal craft of the smaller variety. An accurate count of the ships is not that difficult but a list by nationality has become something of a mute point because the French have a tendency to build ships destined to serve in the British navy. The odd thing is that at this time all of the reading I have done suggests that the French were equal or superior to the British. The British are supposed to be suffering a low point in their Navy. I have reminded my campaign players of this situation, but they don't seem to consider the ahistorical implications of thrashing my French fleets on a regular basis!
Three Cheers For the Jolly Tars!
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