Introduction

Veracruz is an operational simulation of General Winfield Scott’s Mexican Campaign, which took place between March and September 1847. Scott’s invasion represented an American effort to end the Mexican War, which was begun in April 1846, by capturing the Mexican capital, Mexico City. The game enables the players to recreate this decisive campaign that spelled the end for Mexico in this controversial war. Scott’s campaign has been recognized by military historians as a stunning achievement.

Credits
Publisher: SPI (S&T 63, July/Aug. 1977)
Designer: Richard Berg
Each hexagon on the mapsheet represents five miles. Each game-turn is the equivalent of one week of real time. Each unit represents a relatively small body of men, from companies to regiments; artillery units are represented as batteries.

Components Components

1 22"x34" standard map
1 Counter sheet of 200 die-cut counters
1 Rules folder

Counter Manifest

US
5 Leaders (4-10; 3-10; 2x2-10; 1-10)
1 6-(1) Naval Artillery
1 4-0 Artillery
6 2-0 Artillery
1 1 R 8 Engineer
1 2-10 Cavalry
2 1-10 Cavalry
17 3-8 Infantry
12 2-8 Infantry
3 1-8 Infantry
2 Gunboat units (Ohio & Mosquito flottila)
4 x-7 US Division markers
8 Dummy counters
5 Mule Packs
8 Supply counters
1 BNM (Battle National Moral)

Mexico

6 Leaders (3x2-10; 3x1-10)
1 4-0 Artillery
7 2-0 Artillery
5 4-10 Cavalry
3 3-10 Cavalry
5 2-10 Cavalry
2 4-8 Infantry
9 3-8 Infantry
7 2-8 Infantry
11 1-8 Infantry
5 Guerrilla counters
25 U-8 Untried Militia
1 BNM (Battle National Moral)
3 Siege Status Markers
4 x-7 Army counters

General Markers

2 Game Turn markers
6 General Supply/Demoralized markers
6 % ineffectiveness
3 Fortification Counters
11 2/1 Step Losses counters