The Bloodye Affraye at Roserran in the Vale (Parte The Second 'the actione growes hotte')

Nigel Pargetter's Horse discharge their pistols and as the pike block recoils charge in forcing them to fall back .

Colonele Danby rallies the pikemen who are much depleted by losses .

The two 'sleeves' of musketeers pour fire into the Royalist Horse as the Dragoones move up onto the flank and open fire onto Thomas Forreste's commanded shotte as they appear from the woods .

This forces the commanded shotte to flee back into the woods .

However the Dragoones triumph was short lived as the initial volley from Sir Brianne Alderidge's Musketeers scatter them and mounting their horses they flee the field .

Having taken a number of casualties Pargetter's Horse retires out of range , at this point with only 5 units left on the table the scenario ends . The Royalist's have scored 7 point (3 for the commanded shot and 4 for the Dragoons lost ) and the Parliamentry forces 3 (Forrestte's commanded shot lost ) So It's a victory for the Royalists , Colonele Danby having received a bloody nose, retires into the village and thence back to Felpersham to recruit further forces . Sir Brianne although maintaining the field is not strong enough to pursue his enemy and is pleased to retire back to Borchester to celebrate his triumph . I think the rules 'The Pikeman's Lament' give the feel of a Civil War skirmish / small action using a very simple easy to remember system , there will be further developments in the Civil War in Borsetshire (when I get more figures painted )