Thursday 17 August 2017

The Bridge On The Schnellenfluss .


This is the second action on Day 3 taking place in the south of the map . A small Prussian force of a Regiment of Dragoons are holding the bridge so that the Engineers can demolish it . Two Brigades of French Infantry are attempting to seize the bridge so they can push through towards their objective.


The Dragoons have built a small barricade to hold the bridge as the Engineers place explosives to destroy it . The Engineers had arrived during the night so I thought I would roll a D6 at the end of each move to see if the bridge was ready to blow up ( 6 on the first move, 5-6 next move etc.)


The first French Brigade moves up at dawn supported by a Mitrailleuse.


The French Infantry advance swiftly and come under fire from the Dragoons .


The Mitrailleuse gives supporting fire but does no damage .


The Chasseurs a Pied storm the barricade and slaughter the Dragoons .


They charge across the bridge ! , it was getting rather tense now as I rolled a dice at the end of each turn to see if the charges were in place . Have the French seized the bridge intact !? .


As they reach the other side the Prussian Engineer Officer sacrifices himself to detonate the bridge causing heavy casualties amongst the Chasseurs . A Prussian victory although a Pyrrhic one with the loss of the Dragoon Regiment , however the demolition of the bridge was one of the Prussian Game Objectives so that is 1-0 to them . In the next instalment I will give the situation at the end of Day 3 . Too be continued...........








12 comments:

  1. Those Prussian cads....
    Lovely stuff... I do like the Chasseurs... I must paint some up for myself.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Teutonic efficiency ! , Spencer Smith are some of my favourite figures , Tony

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  2. Mon Dieu! Even now, nearly 150 years later the French still have no luck!

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  3. Oh dear! The campaign is not going well for the French.

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  4. A selfless engineer,giving his life for the Fatherland. Gripping stuff.

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  5. Fantastic game! That was a rather lovely bridge before the engineers did their job.

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  6. Sacrebleu!

    I am very envious indeed of your beautiful Spencer Smiths, Tony.

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    1. They are some of my most loved figures , they were easy to paint and rather O.S.

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