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Welcome to Shako and Musket 1846 - 1848, free wargame rules for The Mexican - American War.
These free wargame rules are part of
the ' Age of Musket' series which covers the era of the Musket from
1690 to 1865 .
After the Texan War between the US and Mexico the border had been drawn on the Rio Grande.
But Mexico claimed later the border was actually on the Rio Grande tot eh North. America wanted to take California as part of the United Sates and
America sent 3,500 troops to the Nueces River to assert the broder.
The Mexicans attack Fort Texas with a large army
ths starting the Mexican - American War.
The battle sin the Mexican - American war were not large. America did not have a large army at the time. Even when she recruited voluteers for 12 month enlistment
They did not stay long in the ranks because of the
poor conditions, also a lot deserted to join the Gold Rush.
The Mexicans did not far too well because of one main reason. The Infantry fired from the hip. This made the Musket fire even less accurate than it was already.
America also had just started to arm its Infantry with
the cap and ball muskets which made loading faster.
The rules are intended to be quick and easy to use , with minimal
die rolling and sensible morale and casualty result's .
The rules can also be used for large and modest sized games with figures
of differing scales .
These rules have been play tested by myself to test out different scenario's to see how they resolve .
It is recommended that the rules be used in their present form to
reflect the battles of the period .
These rules are in PDF format, ( aprox. 100kb ) for ease of access
and printing. If you do not have Adobe
Acrobat for reading PDF files
go to the Adobe website for the latest reader.
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