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Offline Harry Faversham

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Action at La Fate...
« on: 03 October 2020, 06:37:10 AM »
Just outside Ligny stands La Fate Church at the bottom of a slight ridge of the same name. Marshal Peeair le Tosspot has been tasked with wrenching this vital high ground from the Prussians.
The cannon of the Guard Light Horse boom three times, and the battle's on. Nothing subtle today, no clever feints, just a sledgehammer blow to the right flank then a rolling up of the Prussian line. By accident or design the Prussian commander, General Jurgen von Klopp, has neglected to put all his forces 'in the shop window', an oversight he spends the first few moves correcting!
"Wot did you do in the war Grandad?"

"I was with Harry... At The Bridge!"

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #1 on: 03 October 2020, 06:50:16 AM »
Having brought forward the Guard Horse Artillery to the slopes of the ridge, Brigadier Gerard leads the Guard Lancers against the Prussian Infantry in front of the wood. The plan is to destroy this Infantry and push the Voltijoors through the woods to harry the Prussian flank. Hit from front and flank by French, Poles and Dutchman the Prussians weather the onslaught and break the first charge! Sadly, blasted by point blank canister, they break and scatter through the woods. The French are in!

:)
« Last Edit: 03 October 2020, 12:31:43 PM by Harry Faversham »

Offline Roo

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #2 on: 03 October 2020, 06:54:50 AM »
Lovely looking game and great armies...makes you want to dig them out of the man cave and try to emulate.  More we want more!

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #3 on: 03 October 2020, 07:13:02 AM »
All the while the French columns have been advancing a venomous fire has galled them from the elite Prussian Guards Battalion defending La Fate churchyard, tough men these Guards, showing utter indifference to all the balls coming from the French! The French reserve, Grenadiers of the Old Guard are moved forward, and a fight to the death ensues. The Prussian Foot Guards are destroyed and their French counterparts are decimated, but the Church of La Fate has fallen. Despite a gallant cavalry counter attack led by Von Klopp in person the French scrape the victory. Brigadier Gerard, bests Von Klopp in single combat and the last Prussian cannon ball of the battle hits La Tosspot on the melon rendering him horse-de-combat!

lol

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #4 on: 03 October 2020, 07:17:04 AM »
Lovely looking game and great armies...makes you want to dig them out of the man cave and try to emulate.  More we want more!

Thank you Sir, you can just imagine the young 'uns saying...

"Wot make of crappy figures are that shower?"

 :P

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #5 on: 03 October 2020, 08:46:57 AM »
Vey nice terrain setup and all these lovely figures bring sweet memories...
Thanks for sharing!
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. – Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #6 on: 03 October 2020, 11:23:46 AM »
I'm wondering if we need a 'how old are all the brethren' thread. We must be a right Regiment of old Grumblers if everyone gets all teary eyed at old Airfix tat!

:'(

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #7 on: 03 October 2020, 12:18:41 PM »
I'm wondering if we need a 'how old are all the brethren' thread. We must be a right Regiment of old Grumblers if everyone gets all teary eyed at old Airfix tat!

:'(

True that!  ;)

Offline jambo1

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #8 on: 03 October 2020, 02:06:56 PM »
I'm wondering if we need a 'how old are all the brethren' thread. We must be a right Regiment of old Grumblers if everyone gets all teary eyed at old Airfix tat!

They just bring back so many memories, great looking game, table, miniatures the whole works, lovely!! :)

Offline Ray Rivers

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #9 on: 03 October 2020, 02:41:55 PM »
That command stand with the cannon ball is absolutely awesome! Great inspiration there!  :-*

We must be a right Regiment of old Grumblers if everyone gets all teary eyed at old Airfix tat!

Indeed.  :'(

 :)

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #10 on: 03 October 2020, 05:24:30 PM »
The next cannon ball was more than awesome, it was devastating, putting a full stop to Tosspot's career in his moment of glory!

:-[  :'(  :-[

Offline Ray Rivers

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Re: Action at La Fate...
« Reply #11 on: 03 October 2020, 05:27:20 PM »
Targeting officers!  :o

How uncivilized.  ;)

 

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