Game 71 : Vimeiro take II

This was the second weekend of fighting Vimeiro where there were different players. Remarkably, the game went virtually the same way. Overall plans for both sides were as before and the outcome was similar.
What we are finding, more and more, is that when we plan a game where decent Commanders in Chief were present, the plans the gamers adopt are very close to those adopted historically. Read into this whatever you will!

Deployments were very similar to the first game. The British held both villages and both hills and tried to keep as much as possible out of the open ground because the French and both artillery and cavalry superiority. The above is Vimeiro hill on the British right.

The French advance into the open ground, relatively safe from enemy artillery or cavalry.

The French try to flank the British right at Vimeiro hill. The Brits were hard pressed to hold this position

The above shows the largest clash in the battle on the slopes of the Vimeiro hill. The British firepower easily unformed the attackers but the French charge impetus still allowed them to carry an advantage in the initial stages of hand to hand. The result of this combat was that both sides held morale and both sides cautiously looked at each other as they licked their wounds.

	Play Test 3
French Formations	Losses %			British Formations	Losses%
	Infantry	Cavalry	Artillery		Infantry	Cavalry	Artillery
Soult	-	-	8	Wellington	-	-	17
Brennier	13	-	-	Acland	28	-	-
Solignac	52	-	-	Anstruther	4	-	-
Charlot	9	-	-	Hill	34	-	-
Thomieres	29	-	-	Ferguson	30	-	-
Kellerman	23	-	-	Fane	20	-	-
Bruyere	-	1	-	Bowes	14	-	-
Margaron	-	22	-	Nightingale	24	-	-
				Taylor Cav Brig	-	29	-

The result was a draw, both sides running out of offensive capability.

The usual rogue's gallery. The next game is the Peninsular again, but bigger, Talavera. Until then!