The goal of this thread is to capture thinking on shore scenarios or engagements that incorporate forces or targets along coastlines, e.g. bombarding a coastal fortress, attacking a port, being fired upon by shore batteries. Topics could include historical or created engagements, rules, playing surface components, etc.
As folks share about historical scenarios, I will try to find corresponding links and put them in this original post so we can have information gathered in one place. I will group them thematically and chronologically.
U.S. War of Independence
Battle of Nassau: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/...-Of-Nassau.htm; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nassau
Battle of Grand Turk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grand_Turk
Napoleonic Wars
Capture of gun tower at Mariel, Cuba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles..._Navy_officer)
Cutting out of San Pedro de Apostol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Comus_(1806)
War of 1812
Battle(s) of Fort Bowyer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bowyer; http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/fortbowyer.html
Non-historical
Post #17: getting a ship into port
Posts #20-21: fighting at anchor