Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Waterloo - Another Go At D'erlon's Attack (Part 2)

 The French columns have started to engage the whole of the allied lines 

The Dutch Belgian line is beginning to buckle


If they break, cannister awaits the French columns


La Haye Sainte is being besieged on three sides

My (very) vintage Hinton Hunt fusiliers taking on Kennington riflemen masquerading as KGL
The grand battery is able to fire off some shots where gaps appear between the columns
                         
No breakthrough yet

The 95th rifles are beaten back from the sandpit 

The  Austrian and Russian attaches in the middle of the cross roads stand their ground! (or I forgot to move them out of the way!) 

Alten's men start to advance in support of the beleagured defenders of LHS. 

The rest of the allied line still looks strong despite the rupture at the crossroads

Lots of melees to resolve!


A Dutch battalion has been beaten back behind Best's Hanoverians 

Picton's troops in line on the road and ready to receive

Will Kempt's brigade plug the gap in the centre?

At this point in the battle half of Quiot's Division are bogged down at La Haye Sainte but the rest are breaking through at the cross roads. Donzelot's Division are looking very threatening to their right. Marcognet's Division are less cohesive but are still a danger on the right wing.

The conclusion in the next post.

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Waterloo - Another Go At D'erlon's Attack (Part 2)

  The French columns have started to engage the whole of the allied lines  The Dutch Belgian line is beginning to buckle If they break, cann...