Paul and Conrad offered to come down for a game today (Tuesday 6 Sept) so I ran a very slightly modified (just the orders of battle) version of last week’s game, plus we’re were going to use Paul’s own set of rules for a change. It would be interesting to see if a changes in rules impacted on the outcome of the game.
I played the French while Conrad was the Anglo-Russian commander, a certain Duke of York.
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The battlefield. French on the right. |
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The Russians on the Allied left ready to advance against my left, which was held by cavalry and a lone horse battery. |
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The British Footguards just marched forward into the teeth of a hail of musketry and cannon fire, just soaking up the punishment without pausing. |
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On the French right all my cavalry was facing the bulk of the Russian contingent which was happy to attract my attention so I ended up being unable to redeploy my superior numbers of cavalry elsewhere. |
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The afrench centre poised to take on the Guards. |
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My left wing advanced almost unopposed as there were no Allied troops between the roads and the sea. I was able to swing round onto the flank of the British, driving off a battery and some light dragoons in the process. |
Here are some more photos of the game just because I have them. Enjoy.
So, the outcome of the game was almost identical to the earlier version played using different rules a few days previously. What does that suggest? I guess that is the subject of a post all on its own. Anyway, both games were great fun, and I even got to play in the second one. The Guards were the stars of the show again, although the Russians were reliably stolid. Tremendous fun.
A splendid spectacle!
ReplyDeleteA great looking game!
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