The Battle of Morristown
The first major battle of the Sneedsville War began in the early morning hours of September 29th, 1800. As a light rain abated, the armies of either side could not see the approach of the other, the terrain blocked by high ridges and heavy forests. From the south, Knoxville's the Army of The East attempted to reach the city of Morristown. From the North, the Army of Rogers of the invading Kingsportions beared down on the city. While the superior generalship of the Knoxvillians ensured they had the initiative, in a stroke of luck, the Kingsportions had managed to get several of their elite units over the twin bridges across Cherokee Lake. [editor's note: this battle was fought using 2x2 Napoleonics rules, at double scale (4'x4' table) and using 1/72 scale figures. The Kingsportions are represented by French Cavalry (in green), Polish line infantry in dark blue (for the grenadiers/heavy infantry) and Prussian Landwehr, also in dark blue (for the line infantry), there was...
