Brunswick rearguard bloodies French advance

  • Following the French victory over the Brunswickers Herr Dave and myself had a smaller follow up game, to represent the French advancing into allied territory to chase down the Brunswickers.


    We each took 16 points. Chef De Battalion L'pew feeling confident took shock cavalry, light cavalry and light infantry. Maurice of the Rhine, took a unit of line, three skirmish units and shock cavalry, the famed Brunswick Hussars....yet to complete a successful charge.


    As Dave advanced towards the French in an effort to disorder them with skirmish fire, the almost unbelievable occurred......Dave rolled a double six and received an extra unit of light infantry. The French light cavalry boldly advanced and charged the nearest skirmishers, who just managed to evade them causing a single casualty........obviously this left the cavalry both disordered and open to alot of fire from the Brunswick line.


    Dave threw his skirmishers forwards at the French, and quickly saw off the vulnerable French light cavalry. Things started to get even better for the Brunswickers when a fluke shot downed L'pew ......the French were left disordered by this turn of events.......The Brunswick Hussars now fancied their chances against the cuirassiers.....who boldly counter charged.


    Despite being disordered and fighting at half strength the cuirassiers held off the Brunswickers and pushed them back. However it wasn't long before even more Skirmish fire drove the French off. An extremely bloody nose for them!!! I rolled to see what the outcome of L'pew being felled was......captured dishonerably.......but he could be ransomed for 5 honour!!


    The Emperor does not appreciate failure .......a new commander would be promoted to take on the Brunswickers and make them pay......Capitane L'cul (0 honour) accepted this mantle of responsibility......however he was clearly shaken up by what had happened he rolled cautious as his officer trait.....he can't use his discipline to help attack orders.


    We followed this battle up with a larger 48 point game.....the French using all that remained of their honour to hire Barabry mercenaries to help them, whilst the Brunswickers consolidated their position and were reinforced by Lt Luchs and his Prussians...............report to follow.