The Delights of Van Horn Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission
Group: Chapter 6 - Beaver Hollow
Category: Story Mission
This mission is unlocked after completing the Just a Social Call mission. To start it, go to the place marked on the map, where near the abandoned house you will meet Micah and Bill.
Steal the wagon of explosives from the army convoy on route to Saint Denis from Annesburg.
Gold Medal Checklist
- Headshot 5 soldiers with a long scoped rifle
- Complete with at least 85% accuracy
Related points of interest
Van Horn Trading Post
World Map
Prior missions
To begin The Delights of Van Horn you must first complete Just a Social Call.
Objectives of The Delights of Van Horn
1. Mount your horse / Follow Bill to the ambush location
Ride with Bill to Van Horn Trading Post. When you arrive there, you agree that your partner will serve as a distraction and you will cover him from the nearby building with a sniper rifle. Bill will give you the Carcano Rifle.
2. Get in position for the ambush / Wait for Bill to attack
Take the position next to the window on the upper floor of the burned building and wait until Bill shoots one of the guards who wants to remove him from the street.
3. Take out the wagon guards
Then you can start shooting at the guards of the wagon. They are not the only opponents in this mission, but they are at the perfect distance to be shot with a sniper rifle equipped with a scope, so just try to make sure you get all five headshots required to earn the gold medal by this point.
4. Return to Bill / Get on the wagon
When all the guards are dead, Bill will take the driver's seat and start driving the wagon. You should return on the street (you can jump out the window or go down the stairs) and get on the wagon.
5. Head to the meeting point / Take out the lawmen
Soon after you leave the town, you will be attacked by law guards chasing you, and there will be more of them on the way. Bill's gonna be driving and you're gonna kill the guards before they damage your wagon enough to cause an explosion. Remember that one of the requirements to get the gold medal is to maintain high accuracy. So change your weapon to one that will allow you to do so when your opponents are relatively closer to you. Of course, if you haven't managed to get five headshots with a sniper rifle so far, you have to try to get the missing ones now.
When you kill all the lawmen, nothing else will stand in your way and you will reach the meeting point safely. John will take the wagon from you to drive it over to Bacchus Bridge and you and Micah will have a short conversation after which the mission will end.
After completing The Delights of Van Horn you will get or will be able to get The Bridge to Nowhere.