Russian 1811 Balkans vs French 1805 Germany
After a weekend of Bolt Action it was back to a Bataille Empire Tuesday! Robin had obtained a copy of the Russian army list of the winner of a recent BE competition and wanted to try it out. As an opponent I went for an 1805 French Army.
The French advanced to secure the Russian high ground by advancing on the right refusing their left as this was where the mass of the Russian forces were deployed.
We continued our advance, but the Russian artillery has already had an impact on the French right wing. This has caused the left wing to advance, and already each wing is out of support range of each other.
The French right wing continues to struggle forward against the weight of just one battery firing at it. While on the French left it is clear that they are already facing 10 Russian regiments with only 4 of their own.
A unit of Cossacks has forced a French regiment on the right into square, while other regiments have been forced to retire. In the centre the French commander has recalled as many troops as possible to the hill, however a Light Regiment remains exposed and surrounded.
The French Cavalry decide it is time to intervene to attempt to impose their will upon the Russians and wrestle the initiative back to the French side.
A brave, and possibly illegal attack by the Russians secures the hill and victory for them.
Outcome
We called it a Russian victory, although we messed up the mechanics a little. With the benefit of hindsight and more time to read the rules it is likely that the Russian attack on the hill should not have been permitted. Notwithstanding that it was a particularly good game and using someone else's army list certainly gave one a quite different appreciation of the art of the possible with Bataille Empire.
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