Updated 8/6/02

Being an adaptation of Larry Brom’s The Sword and The Flame Colonial rules set, for use in the Indian Mutiy during the 1850s. The Jackson Gamers assume that you already know how to play "TSATF". A copy of those rules will be neccesary as the rules below are in semi-outline form.

The Period

The Indian Mutiny 1857-1859 makes an excellent period for colonial wargaming. The mutiny primarily involved units of the Bengal army including regular native units of infantry, artillery, and cavalry. The mutineers were joined by various disaffected groups of Indian society. The Madras and Bombay native units remain loyal as aid to the newly raised Sikh and Ghurka units. It is a very colorful period with traditional uniforms of red, blue or green mixed with various shades of khaki.

One can game set piece battles between regular mutineer armies on one side and British on the other. There were also numerous small skirmishes, raids, rescues, and punitive expeditions such as one usually associates with the colonial period.

The forces

The standard TSATF unit sizes still apply. The units can be what ever the gamer chooses - platoons, companies, or even battalions.

British forces consist of British army forces and units of Europeans raised by the EIC, loyal sepoys of the Madras and Bombay armies, naval brigade, Sikhs, and Ghurkas. Units of Sikhs and Pathans irregulars were raised at the time of the mutiny.

The mutineer forces consisted of regular native units of infantry, artillery, and cavalry. These maintained discipline and often continue to wear their red coats and fly their old regimental flags. These should be considered regulars. They would assisted by uniformed units of irregular cavalry and matchlock men raised by Indian princes, and groups of Hindu or Moslem fanatics. Various rabble or badmashes would join in as well. These would be units of villagers, idlers in the bazaar, and criminals - in a word, opportunists.

Movement

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Unit type	Formation	Cross country	On Road	Charge	Road Charge	Rough Terrain	Leaderless to Move
British Inf.	Close or Square	2 D6	-	3 D6	-	Minus the High Die	1-5
British Inf.	March column	3 D6	4 D6	4 D6	5 D6	Minus the High Die	1-5
British Inf.	Open order	3 D6	-	4 D6	-	Minus the High Die	1-5
British Cavalry.	Any	4 D6	5 D6	5 D6	6 D6	Minus the High Die	1-5
British Artillery	Move & Fire	2 D6	2 D6	-	-	Minus the High Die	1-5
British Artillery	Move Only	3 D6	4 D6	-	-	Minus the High Die	1-5
Mutineer Inf.	Close or Square	2 D6	-	3 D6	-	Minus the High Die	1-4
Mutineer Inf.	March column	3 D6	4 D6	4 D6	5 D6	Minus the High Die	1-4
Mutineer Inf.	Open order	3 D6	-	4 D6	-	Minus the High Die	1-4
Mutineer Cavalry.	Any	4 D6	5 D6	5 D6	6 D6	Minus the High Die	1-4
Mutineer Art.	Move & Fire	2 D6	2 D6	-	-	Minus the High Die	1-4
Mutineer Art.	Move Only	3 D6	4 D6	-	-	Minus the High Die	1-4
Fanatics	close order	3 D6	-	4 D6	-	No terrain Penalty	1-4
Native Rabble	Mass	3 D6	-	3 D6	-	Minus the Low Die	1-3

NOTES:
Ghurkas, Sikhs - As British above.
Loyal Bombay or Madras units, same as British above, but "Leaderless to Move" on 1-4 only.
British or Loyal Mountain guns, same as British Artillery above, but no movment penalty for terrain.
Heavy Guns may not move and fire.

Rally/Charge completion/Stand

Major Morale / Critical & Pinned

*NOTE - Reduce the range if Unit has ever failed to carry all wounded with it. British Units roll at -2 if wounded were captured by Mutineers, Rabble or Fanatic.

Shooting

NOTES:

• British officers with pistols get two shots/turn. Native pistols = one shot/turn
• EIC stands for "East India company" - formations in India at start of Mutiny.
• Mountain guns - 4 man crew - roll 2 dice per gunner when firing.
• Light, Medium, Heavy guns - 4 man crew - roll 3 dice per gunner when firing.
• Mountain,Light, Medium,guns may fire each turn.
• Heavy guns - may fire only on alternate turns.
• Shells (Shrapnel) - roll D6 before firing, On result of 6, fuze not cut correctly - no damage.
• Mutineer Shells (Shrapnel) - If you wish to penalize the Mutineer artillery you may change their shell's fuze D6 roll. Roll same as above except on result of 5 or 6, fuze not cut correctly - no damage.
• No Shrapnel shells for heavy guns
• Gingals - roll two dice per gunner. Slow to load, you may want to allow fire only on alternate turns.

Close Combat

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