Rob wanted to use his nearly completed II Corps (circa 1812) using WRG rules.
So we used a battlefield map from a old campaign and Don brought his Anglo-Portuguese as well as some of Rob's Anglo-Portuguese and Spanish.
There were 4 players per side with lots of figures.
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| Looking from French right to left. I commanded here with one brigade of infantry, one brigade of Saxon Kuirassiers and two batteries. |
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| From the Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish left to right. Steve McG commanded a Spanish infantry division and a cavalry division support by about five batteries |
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| Closer look of my French infantry command (6 x 24 battalions) and the Saxon cavalry on the road. |
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| Same again just a little further off. |
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| Some of the Spanish heavy cavalry (Front Rank figures I painted for Rob some years ago. |
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| More Spanish cavalry with British artillery and LLL battery |
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| Spanish infantry (Front Rank, painted some years ago by me) |
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| Some of Rob's command. two infantry and one dragoon brigades. |
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| The French Grand battery in the left centre under Michael's command |
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| Anglo-Portuguese troops. |
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| More British |
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| British troops occupied the only BUA |
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| The Saxon heavies are heading over the bridge, this command took heavy losses from the Allied artillery |
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| My infantry moves forward with the horse battery now deployed |
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| Another long shot of the Allied command |
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| Paul B arrived took over a brigade of French infantry and supporting artillery |
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| The hand of the almighty |
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| Saxon Kuirassiers having a go at the British and Portuguese artillery |
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| Spanish cavalry took losses from French artillery, some much so that one because a useless shaken unit. |
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| My French infantry moving across the ford |
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| Some French infantry moving up to cross the bridge |
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| One of the Saxon heavies preparing to take on a Spanish heavy |
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| Looks like Rob is starting to cross the stream |
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| French Dragoons forcing British infa |
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| My infantry no longer bothered by Spanish cavalry keep pushing across the river |
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| Spanish cavalry about to rout after combat with the Saxons |
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| All that's left of two Saxon cavalry units |
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| Another Saxon unit has routed and being pursed by British Heavy Dragoons the French infantry column blocking further movement |
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| The arm of the almighty has now shown up to aid the French |
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| British and French shoot it out |
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| French infantry has replaced the Dragoons to the fore |
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| As more French Dragoons and infantry move across (Micheal's command on the French left) |
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| Masses upon masses |
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| Your shooting where, with the lot |
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| French troops and Portuguese Legion |
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| French Dragoons being pursed by British Light Dragoons |
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| Clash of red as British and Swiss take it other on |
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| British Hussars being pursued by French |
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| Croats and Dragoons |
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| British Life Guards hit in flank by French Chasseurs |
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| French infantry push forward to the BUA |
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| British squares and columns and British Guard Heavies facing French lines and Chasseurs |
Don't think there was a decision in the end but it was a fun day.
Till next month when Duponts army takes on the Spanish in 1808
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