The Battle of Southampton – Scenario

While Ney and Murat pushed on to Andover a second French column probed north to Winchester. Here they were surprised by Wellington and Ponsonby and sensibly chose to withdraw to Southampton. Reinforced by the arrival of Lasalle and the Young Guard, the French now stood to fight.

The strategic situation at the start of Turn 4

British OOB

Wellington

Foot Guards

42^nd Highlanders

The Royal Horse Guards

1 x Foot Battery

6 x Rifles

Ponsonby

Scots Greys

Inniskilling Dragoons

1^st Royal Dragoons

1 x Horse Battery

Uxbridge

Light Dragoons

French OOB

Lasalle

Young Guard

Guard Marines

Guard Heavy Cavalry

1 x Guard Foot Battery

6 x Skirmishers

Poniatowski

4^th Swiss

8^th Poles

12 x Skirmishers

Nansouty

Guard Light Cavalry

1 x Guard Horse Artillery

The initial deployment of the armies.

I’ll be playing the game solo adhering to the written orders issued by Rob and myself in advance. The game will last for 8 turns and the side with the most VP’s at the end will be the winner. VP’s are awarded as follows:

5 VP for possession of each Objective (marked with a red star on the map)

2 VP for each enemy infantry or cavalry unit removed from play or currently routing

1 VP for each enemy infantry unit currently disordered

1 VP for each enemy general KIA

1 VP for each enemy flag/eagle captured (cavalry capture a flag/eagle from infantry that they rout on a die roll of 4,5 or6)

1 VP for each enemy artillery battery destroyed

1 VP for each enemy skirmisher group destroyed