Yesterday we played our traditional pre Christmas game. This year it was the Texas Revolution using the Sharp Practice ruleset with my good friends Captain Moss Chops, Camp Dave and dread Pirate Will Morgan. Captain Moss Chops and Camp Dave played the Mexicans whilst Will and I played the Texians.
December 16th 1835, Texas is in revolt, Generalisimo Santa Anna is sweeping north across Mexico intent on crushing the rebellion. San Antonio De Bejar has just fallen to the victorious Texian army. However Mexican Troops are still spread out across Texas.... On a small farm 5 miles outside San Antonio De Bejar on the banks of the San Antonio river American immigrant Caleb Walker and his family go about their daily business unawares a battle is about to rage across their land...
Caleb and his son Amos tend to the crops:
Meanwhile his wife Angelina begins the morning task of milking the cow:
Caleb's neighbour Don Christiano De La Bugsda arrives with terrible news. "The Mexicans are coming!"
A Mexican infantry company appears from the woods with Cazadores light infantrymen quickly taking up a position along the field wall:
Followed by an impressive looking troop of dragoons:
With a troop of Presidial lancers riding out on their extreme left flank intent on skirting around the farm to cross the river at the bridge:
The infantry soon occupy a strong position:
Meanwhile a Texian force can be seen arriving on the other side of the farm:
The Texians look like they mean to fight and show no sign of leaving the area:
The New Orleans Greys advance in a column straight towards the Mexican line:
Lieutenant James Butler Bonham leads a Texas Cavalry troop forward to engage the Mexican lancers:
More Texian troops arrrive:
They continue their advance. The Mexicans happy to sit and wait for the enemy to come to them:
An overview of the battle. The Mexican Presidial Lancers are attempting to outflank the Texians by the river. A lone Texian unit guards the bridge:
The Presidial troops couch their lancers, dig in their spurs and charge across the bridge. Somehow the Texian unit holds its ground and sees the Mexicans off with devastating musketry:
The Presidials regroup and come again, this time across the ford, but the Texians are ready for them and rout them from the field:
On the opposite flank things have not improved for the Mexicans, two successive cavalry charges by the Texians rout both the Dragoons and one infantry company:
At this point the Mexican officers had had enough and surrendered. Yeehaw!!!
Another very enjoyable Pre Christmas game
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