Bit of a strange title, but I was testing a draft scenario designed for an all day game, but only had an evening to do so! So we cut the terrain in half and reduced the size of the formations involved. We still didn't really finish the game, but I gained some useful feedback for the big day (which is itself a practice game for the really, really big day of our Ligny battle in June!)
They probably still seemed quite daunting to the French defenders:
But these are both stout fellas and not easily intimidated! Caesar on the left and David on the right:
Given their scare resources, they refused their right and anchored their left on the two villages. Stuart on the right was the Prussian commander, assisted by Peter and with Alan leading the Prussian Reserve Cavalry which was off table in reserve.
A small and lonely Light Cavalry brigade was left to hold the French right flank. They adopted open order to look bigger and present less of a target to the Prussian guns massed opposite:
At least the extreme French left flank was secured by the impassable River Elster!
After a fierce bombardment the Prussians lost no time in advancing.
The French light cavalry did a sterling job of holding up the Prussian right flank, but still paid a heavy price...
Stuart lost no time in charging the village of Wahren:.
Eventually defeating the garrison after a tough fight:
But the French counter attack was immediate...
Well coordinated..
And successful!
No sooner than Alan, the Prussian cavalry commander had disposed of the French light horse, a brigade of French Dragoons took over the task of halting the Prussian left wing!
As time was running out / night fell the French held both objectives, and, honours even on Brigade defeat points, it was a French victory.
More importantly, useful feedback gained for next Sunday's full Mockern!
