ACW Game at Dave's.

For our first game of 2022,we were invited to Dave's house to play a spectacular ACW (25mm) game.Because Graham is sunning himself in Egypt ,and Malcom was entertaining guests,it was up to the "Fab Four" to enjoy the game and Dave's hospitality.

Dave had set the game up and picked sides-He and Brian were the Union commanders,whilst Paul and I were the Confederate commanders-the above photo's show the table with troops in position and the "kick-off whistle" about to be blown!!(how does Brian manage to get himself in every photograph?)

Opening shots-skirmishers doing their work,and Paul's battery firing a "ranging shot" at Brian's advancing troops.(note,that Brian is in the first photo!!)

My troops are moving towards the left flank hill in the first photo,whilst Paul is advancing his centre towards the fields on the right flank.I have occupied the farm,which is the objective of the game!(oh look,Brian is in both bloody photo's this time!!)

Paul's reinforcements have arrived on the road,and are moving to secure his flank,and support me,in the farm.(who is that in the far right hand corner of the photo?could it be Brian??) The table was now filling up with troops,and it wouldn't be long before the real fighting started.

I managed to reach the hill first,and a furious fire-fight ensued-cracking stuff!(Brian,who is in the photo again,looks quite at ease!)

Brian,who,you will have noted is in the photo, has moved his troops forward off the hill,and is about to attack Paul-this flank was very evenly contested,and casualties were mounting on both sides,although the centres have yet to engage.

Top photo shows the tussle Dave and I were having over the farm(c/w Brian in the frame!) bottom shows the centre now ablaze with musketry(Brian must have gone home at this stage,because he isn't in the photo!!!)

On our left flank,Dave has forced my troops to retire(it's good being retired!) off the hill.(note that Brian is still no where to be seen!)

I knew it was too good to last-he's back!!-what a ding-dong battle for the centre,Brian was pressing hard against Paul's Texans(can't touch you for it!!)-the farm,by this stage was in serious threat of being overun by Dave's troops-things were not looking too good for the "Rebs"

I "dashed"a regiment up the road,hoping to throw Dave off balance,but he met them with his reserves,and all was lost for my flank!!-Paul was still in a good position,so we decided to call the game a "bloody" draw!!-well done to us all,and a big thank-you to dave for putting on this game-roll on next Sunday,possibly a Marlburian game.