Napoleonics Skirmish game Peninsular action 8 hours!!!!!

Steven and I played out the skirmish portion of the ongoing main battle Andy and I are playing "next door", as such since there were only two of us I changed it to the Spanish Peninsula and a Spanish supply train.

Here is the AAR pics
the Napoleonic skirmish game was interesting we played for 8 hours with a break for lunch.




Spanish Partisans held off a Brigade of French - Polish and German forces in a village of isolated buildings

waiting for "regulars" of dubious quality to support them for the arrival of the Spanish supply train for the British forces and Spanish partisans.

While the German Infantry and dismounted dragoons with French skirmishers cleared out the local stone Church of Partisans first and then well delivered volleys from the German infantry cleared Sharpe and his rifles out of the Church after Sharpe heroically tried to hold it.

The Spanish infantry square held against two Polish Lancer Cavalry charges


Two charges by Elite Polish Infantry failed twice to dislodge British rifles and Brunswick light infantry from the Blue Tavern Inn.



The Allied commander had divided his reinforcements so 3 companies of British Highlanders, a Spanish infantry battalion of 4 companies a Spanish cannon, and Spanish cavalry arrived in a staggered order. The Cavalry commander was rash (he only had a small escort squadron of 120 light cavalry) He charged an Elite French infantry battalion which, although bloodied earlier, still managed to inflict 60% casualties on the Cavalry and resist the charge. The inital French attack only had a small 4 lb horse gun in support.



The remainder of the 3 British Highlander companies and 2 Spanish companies wandered in from West of the village to help rescue the supply train before the beleaguered, bloodied and disordered French allied infantry could capture it.