The Road West

    As the 1st and 2nd Lights bivouacked at the close of the 4th day out from Pernas (table 3). They saw cavalry approaching fast, kicking up clouds of dust. The glint of their breast plates and helmets showed them to be cuirassiers and they appeared fresh and hungry for action. Though the 1st and 2nd outnumbered the cuirassiers they are fatigued (still carrying DPs). They managed to hold their ground till nightfall giving as good as they got over 3 rounds of combat but the 1st have 5DP and the 2nd 6DP. They can't outrun the cavalry and in the fading light more French infantry were appearing on the horizon. The cuirassiers clearly having been told off to catch and detain any allied units until superior numbers could be brought to bear.

    What are your orders? Are you going to send forces forward to rescue the 1st and 2nd Lights or leave them to their fate?

    On a happier note news reaches you that several guerilla forces have sprung up in the French rear causing casualties and looting supplies.

    The 1st and 2nd will bravely fight on.


    The 2nd are to maintain fire on the Cuirassiers position from cover, their noisy shiny breastplates giving them a clear disadvantage in the dark, whilst the 1st will attempt to flank there position, eliminating as many of there horses as possible.


    After the success of such and audacious plan the 1st and 2nd will then slip away in groups of 2 or 3 with all haste and regroup at Cor De Cabecca.

    The men of the 1st and 2nd Lights received their orders from Old Wheezy with an air of resignation but given his recent brave showing they moved forward to enact his plan being cajoled by their officers with cries of 'come boys, Old Wheezy knows what he's doing' and 'once more for Old Wheezy'.

  • Pete H

    Changed the title of the thread from “The Road East” to “The Road West”.

    As the 1st and 2nd Lights moved forward a miracle appeared to happen. The cuirassiers gave ground and fell back. A cheer passed through the depleted ranks. The elation was short lived however as the French cavalry regrouped behind 3 units of French infantry. Bravely the boys marched on trying to enact Old Wheezy's last orders. Sadly it was not to be. the French delivered several crushing volleys and the 1st and 2nd lights dissolved as a fighting force.