So far, the biggest battle was this encounter between sizeable armies from Prussia & Austria.
We've used the Black Powder rules for a first time with Horse & Musket & are quite pleased with the result.
The battlefield. Maps were distributed prior to the game. Because of previous Prussian victories, The Austrians were made to deploy first:
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There were minimal numbers of skirmish troops involved but they began the battle & were quickly depleted;
New units to the collection were used- proxies for the British:
Ultimately, the Austrians, who'd decided to defend, were subject to a double-envelopment:
A strong position meant nothing as Fred.'s troops applied pressure:
With three brigades broken, the Austrians threw caution to the winds & attacked:
But Prussian pressure extinguished their attempt:
I think this ends the Austrians' campaign for a while. The French will try their luck in future encounters.
donald
