30 Years War: Empire v. Swedes

Swedes: Mike, Chris & SteveJ
Empire: JIm & Mark

The Empire is on the near side. They have rsted their right on a wood, concerated their cavalry on their left & kept a central reserve of Landschneks.
The Swedes have cavalry on bioth flanks of their pike & shot plus musketeers on their extreme left flank.

Both sides are advancing their left flanks.

On the near flank the Empire have charged home.  The Swedes have sent soem cavalry accross the front of their pike blocks to assist theri right flank.

Intense hand to hand fighting on the left, exchanges of fire on the right.

The dice gods have not favoured the Empire & theri left is crumbling. 

Casualties are mounting all along the line, but the Swedes are now gaining the upper hand. In the next turn the Empire fail their army morale test.

Medieval 28mm

York: Jim & Mike
Lancaster: Chris & SteveJ 

York on this side of table, Jim on left, Mike on right.
Lancaster on far side, SteveJ v. Jim & Chris v. Mike.

On the far flank, Mike has attacked Chris left flank.
On this flank, the ingfnatyr are exchanging bow fire, except for one charge by York men at arms on the left end of the line.  

On the near flank the Lanc's bow fire has been far better than York'sY& the infnatry charge also failed.
Left of centre the Lanc's cavalry has advanced. 
Right of centre there is gap in the York line but the Lancs have not advanced into it.
On the far flank the Lanc's line has been hit in front by foot & horse while more foot wrap around their flank.

On the far flank the Lanc's infantry is being rolled up  by the flank attack
On the enar flank, York has had their archers almost all destroyed & have fallen back onto the ridge.

On the far flank both sides are regrouping after the success of the York's attack.
On the near flank the lancs ahve followed up Yorks' retreat, but he Yorks have countercharged.

On the far flank York has renewed their attack & the Lanc' left has broken.
On the near flank, the the combat was desperate & close, but it was York that broke first. 

So both sides have had one of their 2 battles broken.  York has more units left fit to fight than the Lancs, but the superiority was small enough for the Lancs to claim a draw.