Last weekend I made my (roughly) annual visit to Chris G for one of his Napoleonic mega-games. The game was Eckmuhl fought between the Austrians and the French / German allies. In the original battle the Austrians undertook a fighting withdrawal in the face of a determined French attack with the cavalry covering the infatry retreat.
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| Long shot from the Austrian left |
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| Long shot from my position on the French right |
As usual the terrain was to a high standard, as were the 1000's of 18mm on display. Mostly from the collections of Chris and Paul B.
The game itself was fought over 3 days with day 1 involving lots of setup for the French. The rules are a modified version of Keith Flint's Honours of War 18th century set.
In our refight the river proved more of an obstacle than historically and the Austrians deployed well forward, preferring to reinforce this position rather than withdrawing.
By the end of the game the French had outflanked the Austrian position and threatened the supply lines. Their Bavarian allies had made progress up the table but not as much as historically. On my flank I had to switch my axis of attack due to well placed grand batteries and deal with several fortified villages.
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| My high water mark attacking a village about half way up the table |
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