15mm GdA 2, Somewhere in Europe.

 Nigel was hosting today and he had devised a cracking scenario based on a Peninsula battle (I think). As we were using French, British and Prussians we decided it was based 'somewhere in Europe'. The British and Prussians were defending a river crossing tucked in behind two small redoubts (stone walls in our game) with the aim of preventing the French getting across the river and gaining possession of the redoubts.  

Nigel and Charlie were the French, I was British and Ian was the Prussians. 

Deployment, French on the west side of the river, the Allies on the right. 

Both sides were promised reserve brigades, but they were all down to a dice throw. 

The redoubts are the angular wall on the right and the enclosed village/houses on the left. 

Ian's Prussian cavalry got caught in the open and went for it, destroying a whole French battery; thanks mainly due to Charlie's combat throw of a double 1!

I marched some men over the bridge. 

(A few turns later I marched them back again). 

The Prussian reserves arrive. Ian starts to line his men up along the river to meet the French advance. 

It was getting very crowded around the village and it's redoubt. 

Charlie and his French captured this just at the end of the game. 

The French at the top of the photo were delayed in getting over the bridge to the east as they kept failing their command throw. Ian was still busy lining up some stiff resistance. 

A view down the table showing how busy it was all getting as the French reinforcements had also arrived by now. 

My British infantry unit opted to withdraw back over the bridge followed by a Prussian unit with some French Light Infantry hot on their heels. 

This photo was taken just as Charlie sent in a French Infantry battalion and took the village redoubt. That was the last action of the game as once more we ran out of time. 

Nigel and I had both played a holding action on our left hand side so no real progress was made there. Charlie's assault on the village and river crossing had been delayed by the late arrival of his reserve but he was just starting to make headway as the game came to an end. However, Ian had lined up a warm reception for him so not sure how that would have gone. 

Best call this game an honourable draw.