A throw-down battle between local forces near Kingsbury in Somershire.
Colonel Royston commanded three battalia of clubmen, with two formations of horse (terrible milita horse at C2*) and one formation of Pike & Shotte.
The local Royalist commander was ... some Captain, with a meager clubmen force and two horse units (the same C2* quality).
Truly a tale to write home about ...
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| A random field was assembled, with a town and some fields |
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| the Parliament filled the line from hill to beyond the woods |
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| Colonel Royston took charge of the horse |
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| leaving the pike & shotte to a local captain |
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| turn 2 began the closing in of forces |
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| though not without stumbles (the pike & shotte rolled a "1" during movement & the other die was a "2", for a total of 3 inches moved and 1 DP [Disruption Point]) |
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| Royalist horse did not fare much better also picking up a DP during the first move |
Amazingly the Royalists did not fail any of the command tests this game, which led to a full run on the field.
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| by turn three the shooting started |
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| Parliament horse was still out of range |
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| as were the pike & shotte |
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| the masses of clubmen nervously awaited the outcome of the pending horse battle |
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| turn four and the shooting is intense |
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| musket and pistol shots ring out |
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| all the pony units are engaged |
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| Royalist horse manage to save vs. three hits in one blow |
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| yet still the clubmen must await their fate ... |
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| now the shooting action was fierce |
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| pistols blast away again from all the ponies |
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| firelocks again deliver a massive hit |
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| not enough command points to fully recover the losses |
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| glad for cover, the clubmen remain watchful of the wild pistol fight among the horsemen |
The tide finally shifted with a poor command roll from the Royalist captain ... cannot recall the name ... while Colonel Royston surged ahead with more than enough support from one of the foote captains for Parliament.
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| with turn six the Royalist horse began to melt seen here with the dreadded "5" for DPs and already missing a stand from casualties |
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| Colonel Royston leading the way |
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| Royalist horse dissolve under heavy fire from firelock and pistols |
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| remaining distant the clubmen start to relax as it becomes clear Parliament is winning the horse encounters |
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| just able to get enough command points Royalist forces start the withdrawl |
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| Parliament pushes for a take down |
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| out of range of the Pike & Shotte as the clubmen cheer the victory of their horsemen |
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| the Royalist horse managed to withdraw in some order the clubmen, did not fare so well, yet enough escaped as to not eliminate the battalia |
no chance to win for the Royalists, at least they did not get over-run.
Next up: Prince Maurice vs. Sir William Waller!
4 comments:
Sounds like a nail biter! Probably not much the club men could do until the horse combat was resolved one way or the other.
Yes the back-and-forth exchanges of pistol fire kept the winner in doubt until the Pike & Shotte could come up for full effect.
Fine looking game David. Your figures are quite excellent, especially in those close-up photos!
Regards, James
Thank you James!
The one good part about the ECW period for figure painting is that there's no real 'uniform' convention and every part of the kit was mo 'rough and ready' rather than 'spit and polish' which fits well with my more 'outside the lines' painting style.
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