3 June Extreme left: The 7th Jaeger's plans

An adjutant from General Wasserman delivers the following tasking to Major Wiggins and the 7th Jaegers, currently assembled at the  the Lourenco farmstead


Mission: Your battalion is to protect the Brigade’s flank and rear. Be prepared on order to reinforce the brigade’s main line. In particular, you are to secure the Atwater trail  and prevent any enemy incursions to the Lourenco farmstead. North of your position the Dragoons will defend Bethmour and my immediate left  flank.


Keep me  informed as to the status of his rear security...


General Wassermann

6mm miniatures: 7th Jaegers.

Wiggins deployment on the sketch map

7th Jaeger commander: Major Wiggins adopts the following deployment:

1 Company: (Cpt Spaulding) AT the southern end of lin astride Atwater trail. One gun attached.
2 Company: (Cpt Tanner) 1 plt atop hill in the field, 2 plts back in position within the woods to cover the retirement. One gun attached.
3 Company: (Cpt Shlitz) on the right deployed in treeline covering south and blocks any flanking attempts.
4 Company: (Capt Lyons) Two plts in a defnsive position covering the trail where it crosses a swamp
1 Troop Dragoons: Screening out front
Bn HQ Section: Cpt Riccio with one plt of 4th company in reserve at Lourenco farm.

 4th Company off  the top left in a position covering the trail

Major Wiggins (normally the Blue commander in this campaign)