I played this Plancenoit game straight after Quatre Bras last year. I concentrated on the action in the village and immediate vicinity. There is no detailed running commentary on this one as I made no notes at the time. The initial defence of the village is by line battalions with Guard in reserve. The Prussian assault is by line and landwehr supported by artillery. Once again I was able to field my entire Hinton Hunt Prussian infantry and artillery collection and introduced just 2 substitutes on the right flank. Prussian reinforcements were achieved by recycling casualties. The French Hintons were also out in force, all six guard battalions plus line.
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| The church is a Paperboys model. French line prepare to move in. |
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| The field of battle, Prussians in their starting positions to the right of the picture. Casualty markers line the left of the table....a bloody encounter expected! |
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| The view from the Prussian positions. |
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Prussians move into the village
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| French Line await the bombardment |
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Landwehr move in
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The full Prussian assault. French artillery to the left of the village and line in the centre.
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| The view from the French defensive positions |
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| Prussian batteries continue to ply their trade. |
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| The French right looks a little exposed with just artillery to meet the advancing Prussians |
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It doesn't look much better from this angle!
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| Meanwhile, over on the right of the village, landwehr face stiff opposition. |
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| French line prove to be stubborn defenders |
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| Tough going also in the centre |
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Prussian Artillery targets are getting more difficult as their comrades move into the streets
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French artillery have slowed the Prussian progress as they veer towards the church.
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Next time....more Prussian troops move in from the right and the French Guard arrive.
A good looking game which promises to be a bit of another slug-fest. I thought there was more cavalry action at the start of the Prussian intervention or is that off-table away from your focus on the town itself?
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob...after much scaling down of battlefield deployment maps I came to the conclusion that my table dimensions would best serve the town action itself. So alas no cavalry action this time.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like it's going to be very exciting , so I'll hurry over to your more recent post and have a look!
ReplyDeleteOof, that artillery firing into the close ranks of Prussians in the streets of Plancenoit looks to be deadly. Can't wait to read about the outcome.
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