The first half of the battle concluded with all of the engaged forces having moved onto the eastern half of the field:
On the more open, northern portion of the field, Cornwallis moved his artillery forward, to control the New Garden Road. As the remains of the American first and second lines fled west, British forces filed through "the chute" (south of the road) and into the plowed fields further east:
The American forces in the north -- Greene's experienced Continentals -- were carefully positioned around the Courthouse:
In the heavily forested hills in the south, the British forces advance steadily but slowly, as the small American contingent there retreats, then flees. By this point, almost all of the American militia has "slipped away", leaving only Greene's regulars to continue the fight:
The British continue their very slow advance, following the American retreat. The movement ratings of the British (through woods and heavy brush) are far inferior to those of the Americans, so they fall well behind. But eventually, after crossing Hunting Creek, they find themselves -- to everyone's surprise -- on the exposed left flank of the principal American position:
Turning toward the American flank, the British units struggle north through the heavy brush and woods surrounding Hunting Creek. Lee's Legion's cavalry, which had been engaged in all of the fighting on the southern half of the field, galloped to inform Greene of the threat to his left flank. Greene hastily began to organize a new line around the Courthouse, calling on his reserves from the American right:
Cornwallis, seeing troops rushing away from the American right, orders his reserve artillery forward, along with a general advance. His forces move across "the Vale", the plowed area between the two northern hills, and across the large plowed field toward the American left. With artillery brought to bear on the corner of the American position, the British Legion attacks that spot, just above the New Garden Road:
As the threat to the American left becomes evident to the troops, that position begins to collapse, with some of the battle-hardened Continentals fleeing east on the New Garden Road:
Despite the panic on the American left, the strong right-hand portion of their position holds firm. The British attacks across "the Vale" fail, as does the British Legion's assault. The carefully selected American position there is too strong and the troops there are the Americans' best:
On the American left, weary British forces finally begin to emerge from the woods onto cleared ground. Most of the troops that passed through "the chute" march east to meet them:
By the time they are finally in position to advance together, however, Greene has stopped many of the retreating troops, re-positioned the retreating battery, and organized a strong new American line around the Courthouse. Greene's remaining cavalry were gathered behind the Courthouse and his light infantry concealed in the woods to the east:
A lucky shot destroys one of the British artillery batteries, which foreshadows what follows. The British advance on the American left. But the Highlanders are taken in flank by the concealed American lights, and the Hessians and British grenadiers suffer from concentrated artillery and rifle fire:
An American cavalry charge through the weakened ranks finishes the British advance, and the survivors withdraw out of range to the south and west:
By this point, the game had actually exceeded the prescribed number of turns, but all agreed to continue it for a few extras just to see how things turned out. The American players, by holding onto the vital junction of New Garden and Reedy Fork Roads, were declared the victors. As in the actual battle, Greene's choice of positions for his troops proved crucial to the outcome. After the conclusion of the actual battle, Greene retreated north across Reedy Fork Creek, having saved most of his regular troops to fight another day. Cornwallis' forces were too exhausted and weakened to follow them. The British forces also suffered disproportionately in our replay of the battle, despite holding the vast majority of the field at the conclusion of hostilities.
