The Allied cavalry reinforcements arrive on their extreme right behind the village of Nindorf. They are sent immediately into action against the French flank. The French send two squadrons of dragoons to counter this threat and a great cavalry melee begins.
At the same time, a squadron of hussars charges through the village to check the advance of the French infantry.
Meanwhile, the Hanoverian infantry on the Allied right exchange musketry with the French regulars and the Chasseurs. After, suffering heavy casualties, the Hanoverian infantry are charged in the front and flank. Losing the resulting melee, they are forced to retreat.
Meanwhile, the dragoons and cuirassiers engage in a melee which is inconclusive so each side reinforces their first line with reserves from the second line and continue the fight. The cuirassiers suffer more casualties and lose the subsequent morale check and are forced to retreat.
Finally, in the center the French Gardes and the British engage in a firefight. Neither side gains the advantage but with the defeat of the Hanoverians, the Saxons threatening the center, and the defeat of the cuirassiers, the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick’s position becomes untenable and he prepares to withdraw. The Hessian Grenadiers and Von Ruesch Hussars will cover the retreat.
This is such a great looking game. I am a big fan of the Imagi-Nation style, and the 18th century just seems to fit it. The various plastic ranges make this a very easy period to get into - mine are the Zvezda range, although I do have a load of te Revell, so I will try some of those at some point. I haven't picked up any of the HaT figures yet, but probably should. Love the Zvezda Saxon cuirassier conversions - I remember Stokes talking about these so many years ago, before he migrated to metals.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures, splendid troops and terrain!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marc and Phil, appreciate the comments. Marc, I obviously got the idea for the curassier conversions from Stokes, I first saw them in an article he wrote for the now defunct Battlegames magazine. It looks like he switched to the Minden metals, like Charles S Grant. I have been influenced by a lot of TMP members such as Jeff (WarArtisan) Knudsen who perfected the terrain mat method shown which uses flock and housing caulk. The scratch built buildings were inspired by Jimbibbly Blog (his make mine look sad). My goal has been to recreate those armies from the Wargame and Charge! but incorporating the innovations in the hobby to make it look visually better than putting them on a plywood table.
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