Legion Wargames

A Splendid Little War:

The 1898 Santiago Campaign
by Andy Nunez

A Splendid Little War deals with all aspects of the Santiago Cuba Campaign of 1898. The game covers the entire campaign and includes the Rough Riders, Cuban (and Spanish) Guerillas, Gatling Guns, the US Observation Balloon, Engineers, and just about everything in between. Most of the units are regiments and battalions, and the US regiments can break down into quasi battalion sized units in order to trade off strength for speed, and also to absorb combat loses. The US, with more firepower and better artillery, has the upper hand but the dug in Spanish defenders, the Spanish relief column's arrival, and the ensuing Yellow fever will take its toll on the US forces and could turn a Splendid Little War into defeat.

There are three scenarios covering the major engagements of the campaign:
- The battle for El Caney.
- The infamous Rough Riders and the battle of San Juan Hill.
- The combination of these two that covers the first day of the campaign. As well as the Campaign Game which covers the entire 14 days of battle from the initial US attack on July 1st until the Spanish surrender on July 14th.

Note: In an attempt to provide our customers with the easiest possible counter sets to punch, some of the counters may come loose druing shipping. For those that have received their games in this condition we apologize for the inconvenience and have made high resolution images of the counter sheets available here.

ASLW Sheet #1 - US Units

ASLW Sheet #2 - Spanish Units

	Rulebook 1.0
	7-30-2009

Counter Samples (click to enlarge)

Map (click to enlarge)

Game scale: Units: Regiments, Battalions, Artillery Batteries Map: Approximately 300 yds/hex Turn: Approximately 6 hours/turn	A Splendid Little War $50 + Shipping	Game Components: Map: - 22" x 34" land map Counters: - 364 - 5/8" die-cut counters Rules: 16 page rule book Charts: 2 game play charts Box: boxed with a slip-cover
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