Sunday 30th June 2013

Black Powder 25mm
First outing for my increasing 25mm Black Powder figures.
Adam took the allies and Mark the French

The British Army -
CinC
4 Commanders
1 Foot Bty, 1 Horse Bty
Cavalry -
1 unit KGL Hussars
Infantry -
1 unit Light
1 unit Highlanders
1 small unit Rifles
2 tiny units Rifles
4 units Line

The French Army
CinC
4 Commanders
1 Foot Bty, 1 Horse Bty
Cavalry
1 unit Hussars
Infantry
2 units Light
5 units Line

The battle field

Game was a close affair with both cavalry units suffering from Rifles (French) and trying a frontal charge (KGL).

The British advanced on the right but fell back after trying to take the farmhouse. The French lights advanced on their right and fell back from the British lights and rifles.
It was a good fight and honours were even at the end of the day.

Finally, my favourite pics - The British line with Rifles deployed ahead and a thin red line defends the hedge row!

May 18th 2013

1st Campaign battle of the Portuguese Army

The Napoleonic campaign was into its 18th week when the Portuguese army got into its first action.

The Portugese deployed facing the French across the river, behind the French where deployed the Anglo-Spanish army - The French were trapped!!!!

The battle went well for the allies, especially after the other Portuguese column had found a ford across the flanking river. The Anglo-Spanish forces pressed the French and once the side column started to cross, the main Portuguese army advanced.

  

Thr French panicked (in my eyes anyway!) and started to retreat North from between the closing vice.
If only the Portuguese 2nd Column had crossed earlier! The allies won on a casulty count and help the field. The Portuguese came away unscathed!

        

                                      

Napoleonic 40mm Skirmish

Monday 29th April 2013

I took my 40mm Nap's down for their first outing (only had them 5 years!!)

Using 'Sharpe's Skirmish' Rules.

4 Groups of allies - 1 Redcoat, 1 Spanish and 2 Rifles lead by Sharpe and Harper!

Against same number of French Light/Grenadiers

                     

 However, Sharpe and Harper both perished.

Whilst the Spanish spent most of the game skulking in the woods.






The French took the day, holding the bridge.

 

Good game was had and rules worked well and were quite bloody!