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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Captain Darling on May 20, 2018, 02:23:11 PM
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We trotted out the Song of Drums and Shakos rules and my Perry 1/56 figures for some more Napoleonic skirmishing!
A small British supply train escorted by a column led by an Austrian staff Officer and marching in very smart order is ambushed by a force of sneering Frenchies who were not only chain smoking but wearing their shakos set at jaunty angles!
The British supply column hurries along the road...
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The British light troops were slow to deploy giving the French Voltigeurs a free hand and first shot at the column escort...
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The British Riflemen see the French light infantry off...
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The Frenchies repulse the British Riflemen and take control of the supply train...all over red rover for the Brits...
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The full AAR and forces are on the TSOG blog...
http://toysoldiersforoldgits.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/song-of-drums-and-shakos-aar-2.html (http://toysoldiersforoldgits.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/song-of-drums-and-shakos-aar-2.html)
Cheers!