In the Crimea.

Our last game was set in the Crimea. A smallish French force was in defence on a hill top. They were hoping that the British would help them out before the Russians arrived.

The British disembarked from the ships and were rowed ashore. The first wave tried to get into a position where they could hold off the Russians while the other waves went to support the French.

In the end by the time the British got to the French it was too late.
The French had been destroyed but the British were able to retake the hill.
For the Russians the loses in tasking the hill were too much and they were forced to with draw.

15mm troops and ships from Adrian's collection.

Rules used were Volley and Bayonet.

Time to catch up.

It has been a long time since my last post so I thought it was about time I added some photos of our games from the last month or so.

First up is a 15mm Napoleonic game. Rules were Volley and Bayonet.

 This involved a Bavarian Corp trying to link up with the Prussians at the other end of the table.

 The French, not happy about the Bavarians changing sides, were trying to prevent this.

 The Bavarians made it in the end.

Next up is a Hail Caesar game in 28mm.

 Normans on the attack against Saxons, Vikings and some Irish on a ridge.

 Archers on the flanks trying to upset the Normans.

 On the whole it was one way traffic for the Normans who rode up and over the ridge and anyone that stood in their way!.

The Irish did charge down the ridge and managed to destroy a Norman unit  but that was the only highlight for the allies on the ridge.

The moment of victory.

Then last week we had a game of Pike and Shotte, ECW in 28mm.

 An encounter game, where two relatively even forces meet with a point to prove.

 These Parliament dragoons raced away to set themselves up in a field in the Parliament centre. Unfortunately for them the rest of the Parliament centre didn't move forward for most of the game.

 Cavalry on the Parliament left did advance and they charged the Royalists foot.

 Royalist artillery positioned on a hill in the centre.

 The Royalist horse came around the town to charge into the Parliament horse.

Wayne's church and headstones looked really cool. Had to add a photo of them.

Parliamentary Bluecoats, or should that be turncoats? These figures used to fight for the Royalists before a flag change took them to the other side.

 Action over on the Royalist left was pretty even but with the help of the Royalist guns the Parliamentary troops were forced to withdraw.

 At the other end of the battlefield things were fairly even and the two sides were gradually reducing each others numbers.

 Finally the Parliamentary centre moved forward but it was too little too late.

 The Royalists were in control of the flanks, it was only a matter of time.

Conquest 2015

Last weekend was Conquest.  This year we decided to do a 28mm Napoleonic game.

Set somewhere in Spain and using the Rank and File rules.

 The battle was mainly for control of the crossroads in the centre with points for taking the two towns.

 The British and Spanish troops had entered one of the towns and the Spanish guerrillas had taken over the vineyard.

 The French entered the other town and had their guns and dragoons covering the crossroads.

 British marines open fire on the French from behind the stone wall.

 The British had control of the farm buildings near the crossroads but it wasn't long until it was under attack from the French.

 The vineyard also came under attack.

 After some heavy fighting around the village the French withdrew.

 The British sent the Highlanders forward to support the defenders of the farm.

Looks like the Spanish have moved the vines away from French hands!

 On the other flank, near the river, the British launched an attack on the French held town. Both town sectors would eventually fall into British hands but the cost of this action in lives was high. Back on the far flank, the French having given up on taking the town began shelling the town with howitzer fire. With the town on fire the British had to fall back out of the town.

The game ended with one town ablaze another in British hands and the crossroads still between both armies. Slight victory for the British.

Great day out for the boys!