1815 campaign - turn 1 & 2, part 1

Turn 1 saw both sides advance from their regional capitals and so in turn 2 we had 3 battles in the centre of the map. 

We played the Village (5) and Forts (7), with the Crossroads (6) being held over due to a lack of Allied players. The Forts is going into a second week so just the Village this week in the report.

The battle saw evenly marched French and Anglo-Dutch fighting an encounter with both objectives in the village. The French setup with both brigades of infantry in the centre attacking the village, heavy cavalry in the east and light cavalry in the west. The Allies massed all their horse in the west with British infantry attacking town and Dutch-Belgium's seeking to block the French heavies with support from the Rifles.        

French advance in the centre

French lights await the British attack

Winning initiate, and with an inspiring brigadier, the British manage to grab the village and pour heavy fire into the advancing French. The British cavalry overwhelmed the outnumbered French lights and turned inward to threaten the French infantry.        

Some too-and-fro in the village

The British were pushed out of the village but fought back with cavalry and Dutch-Belgium support to regain it from the weakened French. 

French clear the village but are thrown back  

In the east the French heavies advanced slowly but were  beaten back by fire from the Dutch-Belgium brigade and the Rifles. After a hard tussle the French reached breakpoint and quit the field leaving the Allies with the win.