Sikh and Destroy!

As the title (Phil's idea!) -suggests, we did colonial this week before the easter break!

We decided on a platoon sized force of Sikhs and redcoats trying to clear a force of 'Wily Pathans' from a road junction, to allow free passage of supplies to begin again.

The battlefield

Ian's nice new dried river bed!

The Brave Brits and Stalwart Sikhs advance in skirmish line

A small group of Afghans fires on the advancing host!

One of my redcoats is wounded..

On the left of the British line more Afghans kill a Sikh scout!

The Sikhs return effective fire.

The Afghans get the message...

My men take another wound as they close with the enemy.

Losing command and control the men attack with the bayonet..

The dice did the rest!

The extreme British right encounters more Afghans in the riverbed.

The British advance quickly to the attack

My men join in the attack from a hill.

The Afghans, caught between 2 fires, start to lose men.

..but bravely fight on!

The Afghan shooting is poor, only wounding a man in Lawrences force.

..and disabling one of mine!

Finally, the Sikhs lend long range fire support to the British.

The Afghans hold the riverbed tenaciously..

..To the last man!

The other Afghans decide discretion is the better course!

The river defence cleared, the British continue their advance..

From here on, it was a matter of flushing out small groups of Afghans..

The Afghans are brave, and several groups fight to the last man.

Others charge in desperation to certain death.

The last group makes its last stand..

..and charges!

..with the obvious result.

This ends the battle, the last Afghans flee, leaving the Sikhs and British the field!

 

The post action report would describe the action as a brisk action against light opposition.

Sometimes the solo system lets you win easily....but not often!

It was still fun!

Players:

British: Lawrence and me

Sikhs: Phil and Ian

Rules: Our own of course!

Horse and musketing!

As the title suggests, we did 7 Years war again!

This time we did a Prussian v Austrians and Russians...

The Russian left deployed with cuirassiers in the front and dragoons behind.

 The same arrangement further in..

 The Russian main body formed a defensive position with the Austrians.

 The Austrian horse deployed in the centre, backed by grenadiers.

 Damned impressive!

 The Prussians deployed Kuirassiers and dragoons facing the Russians.

..but supported their horse with infantry and guns. 

  

The battle began with the Prussian cavalry attacking.

 ..Followed by the main body of Prussian foot on the left.

 The Russian horse eagerly countercharged the Prussian right.

 The Russian guns taking a toll of the left wing squadrons.

 The cavalry battle was fierce, Russian dice rolling countering the superior Prussians!

 

 The Prussian infantry advanced to support their horse.

 On the Prussian left, Austrian guns engaged effectively with the advancing Prussian infantry.

 The Prussian right wing Kuirassiers were ruined before beating the Russian horse.

 

The other Prussian horse were more successful against their opponents!

 

The Austrians advanced, forcing the Prussian infantry line to pivot to face them. Before this, the leading Prussian brigade made progress in breaking the Russian front line. 

 Night fell with both sides glowering at each other, neither having the advantage sufficient to win outright victory, though, no doubt, both sides claimed it!

Players;

Prussians: Phil and me
Russians: Lawrence
Austrians: Ian

Rules: Freely available as ever at: Tyneside wargames club download page