Austria Triumphant !

This is become a regular event - we congregated at Steve C's again yesterday for another Black Powder game.  This time, he and Graham had diced to see what terrain was created and they had both  picked 1200 points based armies from the Clash of Eagles supplement - Graham the French, Steve the Austrians. I assisted (?) Graham on the French left flank.

The French Commander briefs his ADC

French cavalry arrive on their right flank

Austrian hussars on their right flank

supported by Jagers and Grenzers

and line infantry nearer the centre

on the French left a strong infantry brigade with supporting artillery arrives

and they get forward in attack column quickly

the brigade cantiniere wagon !

Mde. Nicholette with driver

the French infantry are ordered to press on 

their gun struggles to keep up !

In the centre of the French position, another infantry brigade arrives

Austrian command plot their moves

The Austrians struggle to get their regiments to work in concert on the right 

except in the centre although progress is slow

Austrian infantry and cavalry arrive out on their left

The French left infantry brigade charges the most advanced Austrian infantry regiment

behind them, on the French start line, French heavy cavalry arrive

amazingly, the French battalion leading the attack fails and is broken meaning its support units have to check too

Gaping holes show that half the French brigade has fled !!!

The remaining French battalions have to reconsider their position - although one has charged again against the Austrian infantry

if they fail again, the brigade will have to retire as it is in danger of becoming completely broken

over on the other side of the battlefield, the opposing cavalry clash in the centre

Austrian Jagers take advantage of the gaps in the French lines and advance on the extreme Austrian right flank

as other battalions come forward

the French problems get worse - disorder !

the French heavy cavalry threaten the Jagers and force them into square for a while

Graham needs to win in the centre and out on the right if the French are to recover

the French heavy cavalry advance to try and shield the retreating infantry

battle has yet to develop in the centre apart from long range artillery shooting

French dragoons make contact with a hastily formed and disordered square of Grenzers

infantry clashes in the centre show French infantry thrown back

the Austrian columns are now well across the battlefield

despite the French cavalry winning out on the French right flank

the Austrian infantry has control of the centre and right

the French lancers have broken the enemy dragoons

but they will not be able to budge the Austrian in fan try so easily 

Indeed, the French infantry brigade in the centre has broken

The French cavalry will have to extricate itself and retire as swiftly as possible.

Emphatic win for Steve's Austrian army.

Graham will blame our failure on my disastrous dice throws on the left flank which lost us half of our infantry in no time - oh dear !