Napoleonic: French v. Austrians

 French: Jim & Steve
Austrians: Mark & Mike
Each player had a small corps of 6 or 7 inf, 2 or 3 cav & 2 guns.
Random deployment gave a batle fough lengthwise on the table.

The French are in the foregaround, Jim on the left facing Mark, Steve facing Mike. 

Both sides made a limited advance. The Austrians are transferring all their cavalry to their right flank.

On the right the Austrians crossed the river.
On the left the French took upa reverse slope posiiton on the ridge, but were attacked by infantry & cavalry.  The Austrains ost theri first wave, but their second wave broke the French infantry on the ridge & the French cavalry joined in a retreat back to the river line. 
On the right the French are counterattacking the Austrian advance up the slope. 

On the left the Austrians are regrouping as the French make a new defemse line on the river. 
On the right a confused fight is continuing.

On the left the Austrians have initiated a fire fight on the river line.
On the right the Austrians have fallen back over the river.

On the right neither side has enough fit trioops left to attack.
On the left, the French were getting the worst of the firefight & have fallen back through the farm.

Both sides had lost similar numbers of units broken, but the Austirnas have a clear advantage in unsghaken troops.  It was decided that the French could hold out until nightfsll & make an orderly withdrawal.