The "Out-Flanking 1710.

Another 100% turnout last night for this very interesting game/battle

Top photo is the scenario,bottom is the table before any movement-Brian and Paul were the allies,whilst Dave,Graham and I were the French-all was set for a great game,full of little problems.

How about this for a study in concentration???-Dave is moving the out-flanking force into position,Paul is putting pressure on Graham(in the centre) and my Irish are just about holding on in the town(some good dice from Paul-again! saw my first regiment shot to bits and on the verge of retiring(it's good being retired!)

With the out-flankers in position and advancing,Brian is awaiting the onslaught!
In the centre Graham has suffered a set-back,and his first line is beginning to "waver",however on the town flank,Paul and I are just exchanging musket fire(although I am getting the worst of it!!!)

This shows the French centre,blasting away at the British-Graham has very kindly sent me a regiment,I didn't ask for it,and really didn't need it,but this weakened his second line,which would tell later on in the game!!!

Paul was quite content to tie my troops down in the town,whilst trying to break the French in the centre-how's Dave doing??

Very well,was the answer!!-with officers falling like "nine-pins" he is advancing and giving Brian's Austrians a hard time-the cavalry battle in the middle centre is swinging back and forth-great stuff.

A general view of the game about move number 7-all action,and neither side has an overall advantage!

This shows the wide open space where the French first line should be!!!-they've all "legged it" back to Paris!!-however The British first line has also "retired" due to Graham killing their Colonel-a brigade morale test did the rest-hurrah!!

Coffee time,and this shot is taken from the British/Austrian side of the table,and clearly shows the advance of the out-flanking force giving the Austrians a hard time!-but Brian looks relaxed and chilled out!!-the centre is looking denuded of French troops,and the British look poised to strike the killing blow!

Look at these two-anybody would think they knew what they were doing!!!

One final photo,the Austrians are on the verge of collapse,and I am still holding the town(mainly because Paul is not attacking it!!),but the centre has gone-having said that,technically the french have won,because the Allies haven't achieved their objective!-hurrah!!!
This was another good game-each side had its problems to solve-well done to us all.
We won't be playing next Sunday-we are at "Fiasco" in Leeds.