The game was settled by the French getting better early command rolls and committing the German brigade and their cavalry to capturing the central farm. Having succeeded in that their left wing stayed on the defensive only engaging the British allies with their artillery.
The
2 Portuguese brigades tried to drive to the French baseline village but were
held up by the Polish/Neapolitan brigade which made some desperate charges to delay their opponents. The French allies
won the game 9 objective points to 7.
The high objective points value of the central farm does dominate this
game. My next game at the club will hopefully be with BP2.
Angus
has a more detailed account of the game play on his blog at
http://www.edinburghwargames.com/the-battle-of-abundancia-1811/
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| KGL lead the allied advance - slowly! |
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| The vital village held by the German brigade and screened by their cavalry |
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| Polish veteran battalion flanked by the Portuguese |
GRANJA
DE LA ABUNDANCIA V3 GAME
BRITISH
Lane’s
Brigade
3
Battalions Portuguese infantry
RFA
Bty
Hoole’s
Brigade
2
Battalions Veteran Portuguese infantry
Battalion
Portuguese infantry
RFA
Bty
Dale’s
Advance Brigade
KGL
Rifle detachment
2
Battalions Spanish infantry
Spanish
Lt Infantry detachment
Light
Cavalry Brigade
KGL
Hussar Regiment
Brit
Lt Dragoon Regiment
FRENCH
Von
Porbeck Brigade
4
Battalions German infantry
Bty
Ft Art
Grandjean
Brigade
2
Battalion Neapolitan infantry
2
Veteran Polish battalions
Bty
Ft Art
Brune’s
Cavalry Brigade
2
Chasseur a Cheval Regiments
German
Lancer Regiment
Bty
HA Art
All
Btns were 24 figures, cavalry and light infantry 12 figures, artillery
batteries 2 models
