With a pause between sorties in the Jutland campaign we got our feet back on dry ground with the Battle of Southam 1642.
Mike & Chris' Royalists are on the left, Mark & SteveJ's Parliamentarians on the right. The Royalist army has twice as much cavalry as parliament, but is weak in infantry & guns.
Parliament supported their cavalry on both flanks with a hedgehog & artillery. The Royalists made a general advance.
On the near flank the Royalist horse has charged, but being uphill, artillery support & better dice allowed Parliament's cavalry to hold them off. On the far flank the artillery & infantry support persuaded the Royalist horse to not even try to attack. In the centre the musketeers are beginning to engage.
On the near flank the Royalist horse have fallen back & Parliament's hedgehog has broken up so the foot can advance on the Royalist foot's flank. In the centre both side's musketeers are losing casualties in an exchange of fire.
On the near flank the Royalist horse have made another unsuccessful while Parliament's foot have broken the Royalist's right flank infantry regiment. In the centre both sides musketeers have had heavy losses & the pike shave also been engaged in heavy fighting.
The Royalist have lost their artillery to musketry & have lost more casualties than Parliament, so they decide to break off the action before they fail an Army Break Test & keep their army intact for another day.
This battle is the first of two in a mini campaign. Both sides will receive reinforcements for another battle in the next couple of days. (Next week our time, or later if the Jutland campaign produces another action).
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