Having gathered the surviving troops from the Duibron force (Red), the Grand Duke's General retreated to a pair of defended settlements. Here he was joined by some reinforcements from the regular army (Green). The Emir's Army mustered at dawn knowing that to succeed they must capture both villages.
OHW 15: Fortified Defence
The Emir's Army set to at once; infantry attacked the nearer of the two villages while the guns began to soften up the second, and Skirmishers were deployed to fire from the cover of the woods. The Defenders Cavalry bravely rode across the battlefield to attack the artillery, with partial success.
At great cost the first village was captured by late morning. At this point the Emir's General could have paused and allowed reinforcements to arrive (see the Refit Rule in the Scenario in Neil Thomas's One Hour Wargames), however, hubris got the better of him and he pressed on with the attack...
By early afternoon it became clear that the battle was a stalemate and the Army of Sutura withdrew.
Maudlin Jack Tar,
ReplyDeleteA very simple and impressive setup … and a very interesting battle report.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks Bob!
DeleteI second Bob's comment. How many battles are you planning for this campaign?
ReplyDeleteEach of Martin's Mini Campaigns involve playing a total of 3 OHW Scenarios to reach a conclusion (so 1 more to follow this), however the choice of Scenario is governed by what happens in the previous battle.
ReplyDeleteLovely report, MJT…the decision to ‘retreat and refit’ or stay in position is a very tough one for the attacker, especially with the clock ticking. Great stuff!!
ReplyDeleteIt was a definite blunder!
DeleteYet another variation on setup with the two villages.
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