The armies are marching onto a sunny heath in 1643 outside the above-named village, whose inhabitants are petitioning King Charles and Parliament to allow them to change their name to Hamster Heath. I am taking the rebels for a change. There may be pictures if you ask nicely.
Please
Us ask nicely - PICCIES NOW !
When I finish packing away. But Lee's supporters will be sad to know it was a draw.
Cries of "SHAME......RESIGN." ;)
Cheers - Phil. :)
Cromwell's Ironsides thump Hopton's unit, which was briefly and fatally out of control. In the cenre, Ramsey's Foot capture the hill later called Little Round Head.
On the right flank, we got infantry support in against Rupert, who put up a tenacious but futile fight. The centre foot scrap was less agreeable to the rebels.
Mason's foot fled full of lead; but Byron's horse was turned back in turn.
A Royalist baggage element.
Super piccies, Alexander. :)
Cheers - Phil
You say the thing which is not, but for the most generous of reasons! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Nice looking game 8).
Quote from: FierceKitty on 13 September 2020, 12:28:25 PM
You say the thing which is not, but for the most generous of reasons! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
I've said it 'umpteen' times before.....You should see the awful pics I send to Sir.
Cheers - Phil. ;)
Nice report Alexander.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Rematch today: The Second Battle of Leigh's Common.
Good luck
He'll need it ;)
I won this time. :)
we DONT belive you ;)
The field as a whole. Rupert (Lee) hoping to sweep away my left wing, both sides going hammer-and-tongs in the centre, and my loaded right developing a strong attack. General Fairfax took Byron's horse down, aided by some flanking shot. The firefight and push of pike in the centre was strongly maintained on both sides.
My right: Tarrington's Regiment of horse took out Huxley's dragoons, and Mason's bravely faced Rupert's Lifeguard of foot. General Hopton tried a wide outflanking move, but there were too many Roundheads in the way, and he was badly mauled on the retreat.
Ramsey's foot faced both Newcastle's (elite) and Knox-Shaw's: an unexpected Parliamentary victory.
Fairfax and Cromwell both attacked against the odds and succeeded.
The climax in the centre. Shortly after this, Royalist morale went shaky and Lee conceded.
Keeping the Horse and Foot fairly close together was very successful today; a few volleys to shoot the enemy horse up before we charged them worked wonders.
:o :o :o :o
I think I need a lie down....The World's going gone completely mad !
Cheers - Phil ;)
As stubble to your swords.
Sounds historical - Cromwell beats up his flank, Rupert his, ollie rallys, Rupert dont.
Well done
Another nice looking game and a win to boot!
The Parliamentary left wing. Constricted frontage was a boon, given the Royalist cavalry advantage, and Lee rashly let Tarrington's regt of horse ride down her dragoons in the open and thereafter serve as a steady threat to her flanks while Hesselrig's cuirassiers and some good infantry earned their pay. It wasn't her fault that her own supporting foot lagged behind.
In the centre my bad luck started to build up; whenever things were strongly in my favour, the dice nobbled me. My losses were out of all proportion.
Bad dice on my right too, but my cavalry tactics were superior (even though Lee had ridiculous luck going sword in hand against pikes!). My one lucky break was that towrds the end a lucky roundshot carried off Rupert, which gave me the battle.
Lee's pictures will doubtless follow.
Well done on the win despite the die Gods not being on your side. So poor Crown Prinz Ruprecht is dead?
Only in the Pickwickian sense. ;D
Cool, looks like the undertakers were the winners!
Again.....Love the piccies ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 September 2020, 05:41:56 PM
Cool, looks like the undertakers were the winners!
Aren't they always :-\
This was an unusually bloody one.