Battle of Uxembourg 1710.

We had a full turnout for the game last night,which turned out to be "EPIC!"

Before the game started we had a very welcome visitor.................................

Charlie Wesencraft-as sharp and witty as ever,he had called to invite us to his club's annual game at Seaton Sluice on the 27th,but I don't think we can make it,due to holidays etc.

This is the scenario,in my haste to get the game ready in time I had forgotten to write little bits of instructions and information to everyone,which had a bit of impact on what Graham did with his "foreign" troops,but overall things went okay!
Paul and Graham were in charge of the French and "foreigners",whilst Dave,Brian and myself were in charge of the Allies.

These two photo's show the initial manoeuverings-Brian had been instructed not to move until move number three,or until my second line Dutch infantry were in a position to support his advance.

Top photo shows the "orderly" advance of the Scots (which should have been a wild charge,if I had time to issue info/instructions!) bottom photo shows the "reception committee".

As my second line Dutch form up,a cavalry battle has been instigated between Brian and Paul.
Has Brian moved too soon??

The centre is now ablaze with action,and,for  a while, I was driving the French back,but now my error of not giving instructions to the Scots,let Graham use some of his Clans to attack the central infantry and gun position!!!!!-we were in trouble!

Brian's cavalry are being beaten in sectors,but my infantry are making a bit of an impact,but just how long we can hold on, I just don't know!

There,there Brian,have a cup of cocoa and put your feet up!!!!
Back to the game...........................

A most audacious move by Paul,saw his cavalry pour across the bridge to split our army in two!
Brian,who hadn't fire his gun up until now,cannistered one unit of cavalry and stopped them in their tracks-hurrah!! but we were now in serious trouble.

After a period of relative inactivity,all hell breaks loose in the town!!-Dave managed to stop the initial Scots attack with volley fire and fine use of the bayonet-another hurrah!! but the Irish were steadily progressing through the Town-all seems lost.

These last two photo's show Brian's cavalry being beaten,and Paul's cavalry causing all kinds of mayhem for my central troops!!-however we still had a tenuous hold of the town-we called for a draw,but the "Frenchies" cried foul!! and we had to accept defeat.
This was an interesting game,and the result could have gone either way,never mind,there's always next week,when we will be down at Dave's house-possibly a Napoleonic(??)
Roll on next week!