Fighting in a Built Up Area (BUA)

Move 11

French move first

Artillery fire on 2 infantry

2D6 need 7, roll 7, hit 10% casualties

Infantry test morale for casualties

1D6 need 5, roll 1, fail and rout

Nearby 4 brigade test morale for rout within 4”

1D6 need 4, roll 3, fail and are shaken

British gunners test morale for rout within 4”

1D6 need 4, roll 3, fail and are shaken

Lancers charge 3 infantry

Infantry test to form square, 1D6 need 6, roll 2, fail to react

Lancers melee infantry

2D6 + 6, roll 9

Infantry rout with 20% casualties

Shaken Hussars test morale for rout within 4”

1D6 need 6, roll 2, fail morale and rout

Lancers test morale to pursue, roll 1, fail and halt disordered

30 French enter farm

31 French test morale for shaken

1D6 need 7, roll 1, fail and rout

32 French test morale for shaken

1D6 need 7, roll 3, fail and rout

British move second

1 infantry continue rout to edge of farm

Remainder of corps are in rout or shaken and cannot carry out orders

Summary

This move highlights the advantage of moving first

Normally this is decided by a dice roll

But in this game each side move first alternatively

Moving first the French artillery could rout the shaken highland infantry

The Lancers could charge and rout the infantry and supporting shaken cavalry

It also highlights the weakness of brigades with poor morale and casualties

Two French infantry brigades failed their morale and routed this turn

The advantage has moved to the French

Their cavalry and artillery, plus one infantry brigade, are all in good order

The British still have their artillery and one infantry brigade

But both are shaken and must rally before they will obey new orders

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Fighting in a Built Up Area (BUA)

Move 10

British move first

Artillery screened by 2 brigade

Cavalry charge lancers

1 brigade advance to far edge of farm and attack 30 infantry

2 brigade charge 31 infantry

3 and 4 brigades advance

Hussar v Lancer melee

Hussars charge on attack orders

Lancers test to counter charge, 1D6 require 2, roll 6, charge

Hussars 2D6 +1, roll 4, lose melee

Hussars lose 20% casualties and retire shaken

Lancers lose 10% casualties and halt disordered

1 British v 30 French infantry melee

British 2D6 + 1, roll 2, lose melee

British 30% casualties and rout

French 10% casualties and halt shaken

2 British v 31 French infantry melee

British 2D6 +3. roll 6, win melee

British 10% casualties and halt disordered

French 20% casualties and retire shaken

French move second

Artillery fire on 2 infantry at short range. 2 D6 require 6, roll 5, no casualties

31 infantry form column of attack and charge 3 British on attack orders

31 French v 2 British infantry melee

French 2D6, roll 5, lose melee

French 20% casualties and retire shaken

British 10% casualties

Summary

This move is a very good example of how unpredictable melee can be

British cavalry and infantry started the move in better shape than the French

The British commander ordered all combat on Attack orders

This results in much heavier casualties for all melee

However low dice can punish the attackers

Hussars roll 2D6 for a total of 4

1 infantry roll 2D6 for a total of 2

Both lose melee, both suffer 20% casualties, infantry rout and cavalry shaken

Both sides have suffered heavy casualties

Both sides have routed and shaken brigades

This game could easily go either way

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Fighting in a Built Up Area (BUA)

Move 9

French move first

Artillery fire on gunners, 2D6 need 11, roll 9, no casualties

29 infantry rout to edge of farm

32 infantry advance towards farm

Lancers move to right of square

30 infantry test for shaken, 1D6 need 4, roll 3, fail still shaken

British move second

Artillery fire on gunners, 2D6 need 11, roll 8, no casualties

All four infantry brigades advance

1 brigade enter farm (only one brigade allowed in farm)

2 brigade advance to left of farm

3 brigade advance to support cavalry

4 brigade advance to support 2 brigade

Summary

The British attack is going well

The routed French garrison are disorganising their own supports

The hussars pin French brigade and will soon be supported by 3 brigade

2 brigade has prevented 31 French brigade from counter attacking the farm

The next move will be critical, and the British will move first

The British commander must decide whether to change his orders

At present they are on Engage. 

Cavalry melee are indecisive

Infantry can skirmish and fire, but not hand to hand

If he changes to Attack orders they will be more decisive

Cavalry melee usually end in one side routing

Infantry melee usually similar, but both sides suffer more casualties

And if the attacker rolls a low dice he can suffer heavy casualties and rout

But at this stage of the game it is necessary to push for a decisive result

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