This is a shot of the table at the start of turn one. The French were deployed on the right of screen and both small villages and the large farm seen in the distant background. It was the British who were trying to force their way into Southern France from left to right.
The above shot is of the British approaching the French centre left flank. And yes as you can see i have not finished the bases on my French, hopefully i will have them done soon.
The fight for the farm house on the far French Right turned out to be a desperate affair. A battalion from the 4th Swiss regiment held out for part of the game but was evicted by two British battalions. The Farmhouse was later retaken by a legere battalion thrown in by my brother Ken. It stayed in French hands until the end of the game.
The small village in the centre of the French line was the same story as the Farmhouse. A dessperate fight ensured by a battalion of Legere and although pushed back by two British battalions, a fierce bayonet charge saw then regain control of the village once more.
The only cavalry action of the game was an opportunity charge by the 9th Lancers which failed to stop two British battalions throwing back the 2nd / 4th Swiss Regt. as the flowed around the Farm House. It was a Fresh Battalion and a Foot battery which stalled the Brits. Unfortunately my camera died and i was not able to take any other pics. We called it quits at 315pm and decided it was a close run thing for both. I think the French held their ground but only just. It was a good effort by the Brits considering they had to take some heavy cover. The only thing i was upset about was that i had a heavy Cuirassier Brigade sitting just off centre waiting for orders which failed to activate. These bad boys will have to wait for another time, perhaps we will see a cuirassier division at full gallop. Nathan if you read this i need some Cuirassier command figures, what have you got in your range?
