O'er the Bridge and Far Away...

[Harry Faversham]

Sir Thomas Picton's 3rd Division are ordered to seize the river crossing at Portina. Everyone was enjoying the morning stroll, till Marshal Ney hove into view, with the same intent and much malice aforethought!

[Harry Faversham]

Urgent orders were sent down Picton's columns to pick up the pace, the race was on! Sadly, the British could not match the dash of the Frenchies and began to straggle. Marshal Ney's plan was to fight a holding action on his left flank, and personally lead a mass assault over the Portina on the right. Both sides advanced, on the right flank the Young Guard Colonel saw his chance, and on his own initiative led his two battalions directly for the bridge. For the first time, his covering skirmishers felt the full force of British musketry and suffered accordingly...

[Harry Faversham]

Ney's assault on the right came on splendidly, not even Picton's ranting and cursing could get his men up fast enough. Luckily for him he had a pearl among his swine, *Cornet Harry Faversham of the 10th Hussars!
In a charge, that even had the old Hussar in Ney cheering, Harry's squadron thundered over the bridge and into the French masses. This splendid action held the Frenchies till Sir Thomas had led up the 42nd to the bridge.

*Cornet Faversham (on the left) taking on a French Regiment, single handed.
I feel that, if he survives, this young lad will go far!

[Romark]

Huzza! For Harry!
Nice report,keep 'em coming

[Harry Faversham]

As fighting becomes general all along the line Cornet Faversham leads the 10th in a second charge over the Portina, happy Harry taking a cut at Marshal Ney who's trying to rally his shaken sowjers. The Marshal's personal aide-de-camp is sent galloping off to rally a second French Battalion.
Seeing this wavering of the enemy, Sir Thomas shouts...

"Now Campbell, now's your time!"

And the Black Watch lead the charge over the Portina brook!

[jambo1]

Brilliant! A great looking game, must admit I do enjoy seeing your troops on the table, they really are superb.

[Romark]

Enjoying this 

[Harry Faversham]

Thanks chaps, should be decided this afternoon, real world permitting. Might be a couple more of these daft solo scenarios over this next plague lockdown.

[Bloggard]

proper looking game, that.

[vtsaogames]

I'm sure you've said what rules are being used before, but I can't recall. Could you say them again?

[Harry Faversham]

Neil Thomas's 'One Hour Wargames' rules. The scenario is taken from the book too.

[Melnibonean]

Looking good. I need to do something with my Naploleonics. Plenty of troops in storage that are just sitting there gathering dust.

[vtsaogames]

Neil Thomas's 'One Hour Wargames' rules. The scenario is taken from the book too.

Thakee. I have my SYW troops here ready for some of that.

[Harry Faversham]

I'll wager you'll enjoy playing the rules. There's a lot more to 'em than you first might think.

[vtsaogames]

I am a fan of the rules and have played them before. The difference this time is my wife has agreed to play and we are holed up on the coast of Maine. She's played one and we will be trying the first scenario again once the dust from our election clears.