"Liberty or Death!" American War of Independence Battle Set

Resenting taxes imposed by the British parliament, patriot protests escalate to a peak on December 16, 1773 with the destruction of a shipment of tea, known as 'the Boston Tea Party'. The British government punished Massachusetts by closing the port of Boston and taking away selfgovernment. The Patriots responded by setting up a shadow government that took control of the province outside of Boston and would place General George Washington to take charge of militia units besieging British forces stationed in Boston.
The British government in February 1775 declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion. Then on April 19 - 1775 the first military actions of the American War of Independence (or Revolutionary War) took place, as fighting broke out between Massachusetts militia units and British regulars at Lexington and Concord...
Warlord have put together a massive battle set to help you recreate this turbulent time. A huge box crammed full of goodies - over 280 miniatures and a whole bunch of scenic pieces
Contents include:
- Laser-cut wooden blockhouse
- Laser-cut wooden snake fences
- 3 resin gun gabions
- 3 plastic mounted commanders
- 90 plastic British infantry
- 120 Continental infantry
- 30 Hessian Infantry
- 3 plastic field guns (6 or 9-pdr)
- Molly Pitcher figure
- 30 plastic Colonial Militia
- 8 plastic Woodland Indians
- 3 casualty figures
- Full colour flags for each regiment