War of Austrian Succession: Madonna dell' Olmo 1744

[DintheDin]

The Austrians strive to encircle Madonna dell'Olmo!
WAS Madonna dell'Olmo (21) by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

The French move their second line as close as possible to the village!
20200111_151604 by Miltiades Michalopoulos, on Flickr

[DintheDin]

The battle rages around Madonna dell'Olmo!
The small French battalion fights doggedly and stays in place!
Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

Croats and Austrian Grenadiers hurl themselves on the redoubts of the village entrance, but the French throw them back!
Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

The true story is that I don't remember how many 5s and 4s I've brought with my combat dice     

[DintheDin]

Greg finds a vulnerable point between Madonna dell'Olmo and our center and makes some good progress
Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

His elite cuirassiers eliminate a Spanish battalion, then make our second line cavalry reserve fall back with four hits, before them also retreating with 4 hits to reform behind the Austrian infantry lines. If only he could widen this gap...
WAS Madonna dell'Olmo (26) by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

20200111_151629 by Miltiades Michalopoulos, on Flickr

[DintheDin]

These elite Austrian cuirassiers, before retreating to reform managed even to penetrate up to the first line of dismounted dragoons and maul them to elimination.
Only the second line of dismounted dragoons was able to stem their furious charges!
Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

WAS Madonna dell'Olmo (34) by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

[DintheDin]

Undaunted, the Madonna dell'Olmo defenders, still hold their ground!
The secret formula is to always throw better dice than your opponent! 
WAS Madonna dell'Olmo (35) by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

[DintheDin]

Greg tried to widen the gap attacking the Franco-Spanish center.
Studded with one batteriy on each side, they stood as a stone wall and had the better of it in the firefight, as the Austro-Savoian dared to make only one charge.
Their elite Swiss and their grenadiers were thrown back with 4 hits, Greg managed to bring them back for a second assault, but the end of the game was close.
20200112_080856 by Miltiades Michalopoulos, on Flickr

WAS Madonna dell'Olmo (33) by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

[DintheDin]

Our extreme left:
With the presence of foot and artillery nearby from both sides, the opponents' cavalries were forced to a standstill
Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

WAS Madonna dell'Olmo (37) by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

[DintheDin]

Pictures from the last round show that the Franco-Spanish held Madonna dell'Olmo and Tetto San Giacomo and their center remained intact.
The Franco-Spanish had more casualties, but held all their objectives.
Losses for both armies stayed far from their breaking point.
Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

Untitled by Konstantinos Antoniadis, on Flickr

[jambo1]

What a super feast for the eyes!! Superb looking game.

[DintheDin]

What a super feast for the eyes!! Superb looking game.

I'm glad you liked it! Thank you that you took the time to read my report!

[Jemima Fawr]

Just gorgeous! 

[DintheDin]

Just gorgeous! 

Thank you! I enjoy all your postings, your blog is full of eye candy and not only! You have always a keen eye to provide many historical details! Cheers!

[DintheDin]

The photos posted and more can be viewed at my Flickr album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/145435897@N07/albums/72157712666911088
By pressing the boxed triangle button upper right you may enjoy the whole battle as a slideshow

[Jemima Fawr]

Thank you! I enjoy all your postings, your blog is full of eye candy and not only! You have always a keen eye to provide many historical details! Cheers!

I seriously need to get my SYW collection out... 

[DeafNala]

You & your Little Warriors have once more created a WONDERFULLY cinematic event. VERY WELL DONE!