Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Worcester 1651

Chris set up this scenario based on Worcester 1651, fought with Hail Cromwell rules.
English: Mike & Jim
Scots: Mark & Chris
 The English are coming on the left hand side of the table.
The English immediately attack with their cavalry while the infantry & artillery forms up behind their left. 
The New Model cavalry is better then the Scots' but outnumbered.  At first a surfeit of English 1's & 2's nearly allowed the Scotts to break thru the centre of the cavalry melee, & while the English horse pushed forward on their left flank the Scots have counterattacked with a pike block.
The tide has turned in the cavalry fight & the English now have the upper hand. The Scottish foot on their right is advancing slowly, hampered by their lower command rating.  The English foot is now largely deployed.
The Scotts foot have got to grips with the English foot but the English cavalry have taken out the left end of Scottish line.
The Scots have formed a hedgehog to protect their left from the cavalry as the infantry slug it out.
The cavalry have disengaged from the hedgehog & musketeers are firing into it.  
The English left is collapsing, the hedgehog anchoring the Scot's left is now being attacked by 2 pike blocks with musket support & the cavalry is sweeping around the Scot's rear.
The hedgehog is hanging on grimly as both armies teeter on a the edge of a break test.
The hedgehog has finally broken & the English horse has ridden down two musketeer units to break 2 more divisions & the Scots army. 


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