Napoleonic Naval

British: Steve, Mike & Nick.
French: Cameron.  Spanish: Ross.
Ships : 1:1000 3D prints.
Rules: Men o' War house rules.

Each squadron has 4 ships, with 3rd rates lead by a 1st or 2nd rate.  The Brits have Elite crews, the French Regular & the Spanish Inexperienced.  The Spanish squadron leads the French squadron on the windward edge of the table.  Two British squadrons are downwind of them. The allies have the weather gauge & bigger lead ships to compensate for the better British crews.

For a while the 2 fleets sailed in opposite directions before the Allies turned downwind & the British (on the left) tacked back towards them.

Steve's squadron engages the Spanish squadron at the head of the allied fleet.

The Spanish were no match for the Brits.  Their lead ships are badly damaged & have broken off.  The French have turned to engage the 2nd British squadron coming up after them.

The Spanish squadron has broken off pursued by 2 British ships.  3 of the Spanish got away, but one struck its colours.  The other 2 British ships have turned to engage the French. 

 

The Spanish have lost 1 ship surrendered while 3 have escaped with significant damage.  The ships of the 1st British squadron have suffered significant damage from Spanish & French fire, but the French were not inclined to try & finish them off with a fresh British squadron upwind of them & closing fast.  The French have so far avoided significant rigging damage so the Brits will be unable to catch them.  So the battle was called at this point as a British victory.