AAR from Andy.
Game . Using General d'Armee 2 in 28mm.
Players
Allied : Andy Smith and Chris Caves.
French : Jeremy Nixon and Stephen Casement.
Miniatures and terrain all from Andys collection, with a minor contribution from the editor.
What if 1814 the British invasion of France has gone wrong so they must pull out ?
The French pulled together an attack force and caught the British rear guard.
The rear guard must hold on long enough for the guards to get off. If they are used in the battle the British lose.
The French must cut the escape road and capture the village.
Turn 1 the French win to move 1st. French forces form up across the board.
The French artillery do more damage to themselves then they do to the British. This was a theme throughout the game. French gunners were having a bad day kept on throwing double 1s or 4 on the dice which put cas onto themselves.
On turn 3 the 1st reserves for both sides turn up but the French get bad dice and cannot move for a few turns allowing the British to form their firing lines.
In the meantime the skirmishes fight it out.
Turn 5 French old guard and French heavies turn up. The British household brigade are on the table.
By turn 8 the French 1st infantry attack fails as the British firing lines get very good dice
Some photos of the battle.
Editors comments
In all the games I've seen Andy run, they are all large spectacles. There is one thing you can say "Andy don't do small". Where most of us are happy with a hundred figures a side, Andy comes out at near a thousand a side. I doth my hat you sir.
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Photos curtesy of Andy. and the Editor.
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