Tonight's game was a re-fight of one a couple of weeks ago, but with different personel.
British: Renfrey & Chris.
Continentals & French: Mark & Mike.
British on the left, French & Continentals on the right.
The battle opened with the Continental artillery being sent forward in cavalier fashion which prompted a British cavalry attack trying to take it our before it was deployed. The French cavalry ia moving to protect the guns. In the woods on the far side the British Indian allies are advancing on some woodsmen.
The cavalry & artillery skirmish in the centre was pretty much MAD, with the French cavalry & a gun destroyed, but the British cavalry also decimated.
Skirmishing continued on both flanks as the main forces of both sides cautiously manoeuvered towards each other in the centre.
Suddenly after a cautious build up things suddenly got decisive. The Indians on the far flank have taken out the woodsmen opposing them & taken the village.
The Colonial regulars attacked the British vets & bounced off.
On the near flank the French vets are giving the Hessians a hard time.
On the near flank the Hessians have withdrawn from a losing situation. But the battle is being decided in the centre where the Colonials are being blown away by the British vets. The French & Continental army fails its army Break Test. (The Brits lost last time we fought the scenario).
The rules are still a work in progress - they work well already, but it takes time to nail every aspect. The previous battle with the Devenish bros gave me a few ideas for improvement which I tried out tonight. I thought mostly they worked well, though the battle brought food for more thought on some aspects.
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