The General, from H G Well's Little Wars, has been my Army Blue Leader for some years. Here follows a brief description of an early battle from his illustrious career in which he was defeated - it has to be brief as the General doesn't like to dwell on it.
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Battlefield promotion to the first reader to spot the actual field of battle |
Army Blue arrived from the South; their objective, to push through the defending Army Red (advance 4 units across Red's baseline). Red has reinforcements arriving (on a die roll) between turns 7 and 9; Blue has an additional unit arriving on turn 7 and another on turn 8.
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Red established his defence on a ridge |
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Red's Light Infantry hold the LH BUA and hold out for a LONG time |
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Blue manages to get a unit across Red's line (top left) but otherwise is struggling |
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Red is reinforced on turn 7 by 3 regiments from Army Black (top right) |
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Blue is unable to break through despite his own reinforcements |
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A few holes have appeared in Red's line but Blue is unable to capitalize on them General Wells admits defeat and withdraws. |
A nice scenario and a tough nut to crack for Blue - thanks to Old Trousers for the inspiration regarding turning this battlefield into a grid. David Crook has also played this battle on a grid and you can find details on his blog.
Waterloo!
ReplyDeleteFantastic observation from the recently promoted Major Dury of the West Midland Fusiliers
DeleteI had the same thought when I saw those black dudes wafting onto the board. Waterloo seems to come in all sorts of sizes...
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
Cheers Ion! This was my first ever try at Waterloo; I'd been put off before by the scale of the thing
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