Napoleon and the Guard have sailed for France leaving Ney
with the remainder of the invasion force to await evacuation from Bournemouth
beach. Wellington has decided to press his advantage straight away and try and bag
the whole enemy force before they can escape.
If the British win this game, then Ney will be forced to surrender, if the French win, then they will be safely evacuated to Boulogne – the honour of France is at stake!
British OOB
Wellington
Foot Guards (23) (k) A+
42nd
Highlanders (22) A
The Royal Horse Guards A+
1 x Foot Battery
Hill
30th
Cambridgeshire A
49th Hertfordshire (23) A
1 x Foot Battery
6 x
Rifles (5)
Ponsonby (k)
Scots Greys (k) A
Inniskilling Dragoons A
1 x Horse Battery (5)
Stapleton-Cotton
Brunswick
Hussars (11) (k) B
1 x Brunswick Horse Battery
French OOB
Poniatowski
4th
Swiss (16) (k) B
6 x Skirmishers
Massena
105th Line (19) B
9th Light Infantry (15) A
Davout
85th Line B
24th Line B
1
x Line Foot Battery
6 x Skirmishers
Ney
45th Line (21) B
Converged Grenadiers (19) (k) A
1 x Line Foot Battery (4)
Murat
Cuirassiers (8) A
The numbers in brackets denote the reduced strength of a unit, a ‘k’ means that the unit has no Colonel and the letters in bold are the combat ratings for Muskets & Marshals.
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| This time the game is being played on my full 6' x 4' table. The red stars are worth VP's to the British if they occupy them at the end of turn 8. |
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| This is becoming something of a hallmark of Rob's tactical deployment - massed ranks of British Cavalry! The blue counter denotes that the Greys have lost their Colonel in a previous engagement and now suffer a permanent -1 to morale as a result. |
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| The British right flank. Today the Duke has Mainwaring as his ADC due to the wound suffered by DeLancy in the last game. |
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| The French infantry have taken a battering over the last few games and this is reflected in the low starting strengths of many of the units. |
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| On the extreme left is Davout's Division who are the only force at full strength on the French side. |
VP’s will be awarded on the same basis as before except
that the VP locations are worth 5 VP’s to the British but nothing to the
French.
22 comments:
That photo of the massed British cavalry is stunning Ian. Had the Horse Guards been able to deploy right beside the Greys it would have been, well, even more stunning if that's possible! Can you remind me which British infantry regiment I painted a few years ago? I want to cheer them on :) Looking forward to the punch up.
The British cavalry look very impressive, so much hubris in one place, can they deliver one last time?
Lee, it was the Cambridgeshires, they’re the ones with the yellow flag deployed in the wood!
Rob, well, this is the question!
I shall follow Lee’s lead and root for the 85me. How do reduced strengths impact on morale? Will you count figures missing from full strength, or from start of play?
To the beach huts! Which, by strange coincidence, are painted the same shade of green as your bases.
Give it some wellie....er, Wellie!
Such a beautiful collection and game aesthetic, As always I’m envious!
Enjoy the game!
I wouldn't want to be that lone French cavalry regiment! Something tells me Ney will be swimming across the channel come the end of turn 8. Regardless, a beautiful setup. I'm pulling for the French despite the dire tactical situation - at this point they are the underdog and need all the support they can get. The elan of the Poles will carry the day I say! By the way, has Napoleon sent in his reserve division via air balloon yet?
Nigel, I’m counting figures missing from full strength so in most cases French units are no longer getting a +1 to morale for strength.
Jeffers, we will fight them for the beach huts, we will never surrender!
Matt, I think you have the gist of Rob’s plan!
Thanks Purple!
David, things do look bad for Murat and his unit of Cuirassiers but if anyone can pull it off it’s Murat!
It is always such a joyous occasion to peruse photographs of your collection on the table in action. Wonderful stuff!
Best Regards,
Stokes
Best tactic for the French is to dig a trench in front of their army and build a multi tiered fort as at Austerlitz. One look at the British cavalry mass suggests that standing in front of that lot doesn’t look a good option.
Looks absolutely brilliant - how much for the hire of a deckchair to watch?
Thanks Stokes!
Roy, I agree that it doesn’t look too good for the French but we’ll see!
Tony, the Guard took all the deckchairs to relax in on the voyage home!
I predict a stunning French victory.
Your troops are simply wonderful, Ian.
Best regards
WM
WM, a stunning French victory - of course!
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