Valour and Fortitude second game Napoleonics 43

 We had another game with Valour and Fortitude, this time Ben took Des's Anglo Portuguese/ Brunswickers and I was the French, my limbers were in a better state, needing basing and a lottle final finishing but otherwise pretty much done, so no need for an intrusion from the Lord of the rings into this game!

I got the first go and managed to occupy both towns and the central wood and move my heavy cavalry towards Bens right flank, he formed square with his first Portuguese line unit but the Brunswickers behind the hedge stayed in line. Ben charged the town held by the Italians with his light dragoons supported by the rifles in the woods, jthe Italians were supported by a unit in the central woods and the end result was the demise of the light dragoons. 

On my next go I seized the high ground unlimbering my gun and moved another artillery unit up to the hedge supported by an infantry unit.

My cuirassiers supported by the dragoons cleared the hedge with ease attacking the Brunswickers in line and were anhihilated! That wasn't in the script, the Brunswickers were well supported and Ben rolled high and I rolled low but still trying to work out how best to use cavalry!

In Ben's go he shot mostly, nobody died.

In my turn I withdrew my dragoons  and then charged the unit at the bottom of the hill, we drew but as I  was attacking downhill he lost and as it was an infantry unit and one of its supports  was cavalry he automatically routed!

Ben shot up the battered unit that had led the assault and they failed their test and routed now it was my turn to test all units from the brigade within six inches which I  failed, inflicting a hit on each unit, ouch!

Next go I shot at the Brunswickers from the town, achieving little and supported by the hussars my last infantry unit on the hill charged the Coldstream guards who had already taken some casualties from musketry and once more a British unit was routed. With that the game ended as we had hit the arranged time with a slightly surprising French win, which was nice!

Another great fun game and we are already planning a large Christmas game when my brother in law comes over from France, although this time he wants to command Austrians, which I'm sure I can accommodate, although I could do with more French line infantry, I could also do with  more Austrian grenadiers, hussars, artillery, Landwehr oh and maybe grenzers, by Christmas and it's already November! The French limbers are now completed and will get a post of their own, somewhere down the line!

All the best 

Iain