Lannes had orders to attack Hiller who retreated from Bachl to Lanquaid. Unfortunately no one bothered to tell Thierry. So after his heroics in our Arnhofen game he finds himself somewhat spit roasted as Crown Prince Ludwig's Bavarians push east...
Once again thanks go to Mr Hopper for providing us with this fantastic scenario
Things don't look too bad for the 29th infantry under Thierry, Hiller seems to have the french surrounded!
Guns have clear shots
Skirmisher wins lottery during battle
Guiot's infantry advance towards the main Austrian force under Hiller
Jacquinot's 1st Chasseur clash early with the Austrian 8th hussars under Schustekh (remove teeth before trying to pronounce)
Whats this? Bavarians under Stengel (foreground) and Rechberg (top right) take the field directly behind Gen. Thierry
Clement's Cuirassier come from Thierry's left bearing down on the Austrian 4th Dragoons. This isn't going well
More Cuirassier and some horse artillery to support L'Hullier's infantry advance
As Elvis coined it "caught in a trap"
"can't walk out"
Jacquinot pushes the 2nd Chasseurs forward and the Austrian 6th Chevauxleger come forward to face off. The 7th Grenzers ain't daft and stay in the woods
Bavarians bring up their artillery
Clement watches as the Cuirassier bear down on the Austrian 4th dragoons
Ross prays for his army...I think it's the secret of his 6's
French Chasseurs press forward onto the Austrian Chevauxleger in the gaps between the woods
Thierry turns to face
Cuirassier clash with the Austrian 4th dragoons
Austrian columns of Weissenwolff commanding the 4th and 49th infantry regiments move as fast as they can to Thierry's aid
Guiot's French infantry move into the woods? What are they up to?
French skirmishers face off vs the Austrians in the woods
Bavarians under Rechberg begin to turn to their right towards where the Austrians are...
1st Battalion of the Austrian 29th Infantry Regiment defend themselves against the Bavarians
2nd Battalion Austrian 29th Infantry
L'Hullier's French 61st Infantry are not making this any easier for Thierry as the 1st Austrian Infantry wait for their advance (Colin points to port-a-loo's)
Airfix still honoured in the breach
Jaquinots 1st Chasseurs and the 8th Hussars continue to press on
The Hungarians of the 51st copy the grenzer and stay in the woods as the cavalry battle rages
French skirmishers of the 15th Leger get close
Bavairans
The Bavarian cavalry of Zandt come up in support
Weissenwolff's Austrian Infantry continue to move towards Thierry
Thierry hangs on
Bavarians press forward with the bayonet
Lieutenant General Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria briefs his ADC's
L'Hullier makes contact
The battle reaches a crescendo as Guiot's division begin to come into contact with Weissenwolff, blocking his chance to make it across to Thierry
Weissenwolff's skirmishers come into contact with Guiot's french
Just stunning...I wonder who painted them?
L'Hullier presses further against Thierry's 1st Regiment
Alas! Thierry can hang on no more as the Allied armies begin to join up
Weissenwolff's advance is checked as the cavalry roves to and fro in the background
The Austrian columns advance...
Guiot's artillery waits for a fresh target
17th Line...this time
The artillery finds a target as the cavalry moves forward exposing the Austrian 7th Grenzer at the edge of the woods
Austrian 8th Hussars attempt a counter attack
The Hungarians under Hoffmeister fan out into lines
The French 8th Hussars are up for the challenge as the Austrian light cavalry is pushed back yet again
Weissenwolff's advance checked.....he fans his battalions into line
The Bavarians turn to form up with their French allies
Clement's Cuirassier look to provide support
The 7th Grenzer desperately try to charge the French guns....aided by some massive fingers!
that's better....
Austrian columns of Weissenwolff commanding the 4th and 49th infantry regiments move as fast as they can to Thierry's aid
 |
| "Ok men, these are my briefs!" |
The 6th Chevauxleger, having recovered from an earlier reverse, attempt to halt the French 8th Hussars, but the gloaming is coming.
The umpires would have offered the light, but we don't do that sort of thing anymore, so the Duckworth-Lewis Method is employed to call an Allied win.
...and everyone lived happily ever after...err...no, wait...the battle raged on either flank.
but that's for next time
0 Yorumlar