Jon and I managed to fit in a
Black Powder SYW game recently. As usual it pitted Lord Walton's British force against the French under De Bykli, the Comte du Merde. Like many
Black Powder games it veered first one way, then the other, finally seeing the French concede the field with half their army
Broken. I was so involved with the game that I forgot to take many pictures, but the few I have might suffice to give the general overview of how the game turned out `
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| The French army, commanded by De Bykli,the Comte du Merde. |
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| An early,and sadly not to be repeated, success for the Cuirasier du Roi! |
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Lord Walton's right wing have pinned back the French left although in the
centre Du Merde's infantry have pressed forward. |
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The Grenadiers Royale have been forced to retire, while the Gendarmes de
France have been routed! |
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| The French centre crumbles! Sacre Bleu! Poor powder I think... |
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The French cavalry on Du Merde's right flank were a great disappointment,
despite their early success. |
So, a triumph once more for Lord Walton's command.There will be a bit of a gap now in games here in GHQ as Phil and I are away for a while and I'm not due to host Jon until next month.
A splendid array of fighting men, the first picture is particularly striking, a mass of men and all those flags flying.
ReplyDeleteOne for the calendar next year I think.
DeleteI agree, the first photo is very evocative. A great looking game overall.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, appreciated.
DeleteGreat looking game, lovely period if unfortunate result!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
The French powder was substandard!
DeleteNothing like the lace Wars. Great photos and AAR.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind sentiments Peter.
DeleteBeautiful looking game David!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks Christopher, a period I think always looks good.
DeleteLooks lovely, David. More pictures next time! :-)
ReplyDeleteI will try to oblige, but can't promise.
DeleteLovely, just tempting me David.
ReplyDeleteThank you George. If I might venture to say, much better than that CoC rubbish you are wasting money and time on.
DeleteA lovely looking game David... as always.
ReplyDeleteA very pretty period indeed... especially all those flags.
All the best. Aly
Thank you for your encouragement Aly, we do our best with the look of the game.
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