Berg Infantry

I also finished painting and basing two battalions of infantry for the Duchy of Berg. Victrix plastics.

 

Brunswick Corp Perry Miniatures

 I just finished painting and basing these lovely figures from the Perry brothers. I got a great deal on them, about a dollar per figure. I am very satisfied with the result. It is a great little fighting force.

Whole collection

Horse battery

Line Brigade

3rd Line Battalion

Guard Battalion

Cavalry Brigade

The Duke of Brunswick

The light brigade

Foot battery

Avant Guard battalion

Youtube Video

Battle of Santa Liliana Turn Five

Turn four saw the French gain the upper hand. In turn five they tried to press their advantage. The Berg Lancers were successful. The French infantry, however, was stopped in its tracks.

The Berg Lancers pursue into the supporting 7th Queen's Own Hussars, defeating them and forcing them to retreat. This required the brigade to take a morale test which it failed. The lancers' horses were blown after two rounds of combat, but once they regroup they will be a real threat to the British right flank.

The 95th Rifles were able to repel the Lippe and Nassau battalions renewed attacks.

The 51st Regiment of Foot checked an attack by two French columns.

French skirmishers supporting the attack were ineffective.

The pucked back 7th Regiment of Foot masked the RFA.

The stalled French attack.

Looking down the main street in Santa Liliana.

Two battalions of the Confederation of the Rhine move to attack the Spanish.

 The Westphalians and Poles were unable to change orders and sat idle for the turn. The Spaniards, clearly the weakest part of the line, have been spared.

Battle of Santa Liliana Turn Four

 I had a chance to fight out one more turn to start off my Labor Day weekend. There were two new melees to resolve and a continuation of another from turn three. The French won all three! In the next turn three British units will be retrograding. This will prove to be quite a challenge to overcome.

The Berg Lancers defeated the King's German Legion Light Dragoons by just one. The lancers will be pursuing next turn.

Two French battalions charged the 7th Regiment of Foot. One was halted, but the other rolled just high enough on morale to close home. They also won by just one.

This melee was continued from turn three. There were no modifiers giving either side an advantage. It was a straight up result. The French dice continued to be hot, beating the Brits by 5 and forcing them to retreat.

In the center, a Spanish battalion deploys into line to bolster the 95th Rifles.

Battle of Santa Liliana Turn 3

 I completed turn three of my solo battle today. It was VERY eventful.

On the allied right flank, the commander was able to change the orders of his cavalry brigade from hold to attack. They have advanced toward the lancers, who also trotted forward to meet them.

A Westphalian battalion forms line to bring more muskets to bear on the enemy.

The other Westphalian battalion charged the guns. Cannister tore through the dense formation taking out five figures. The result of the morale test was less than zero, so the men in white were routed.

Because the Westphalians had to retreat, the brigade had to take a morale test. It failed. The remaining three battalions had to pull back 30 inches and were unformed!

The empty space created by the breaking of the brigade.

The victorious Spanish guns.

However, the Confederation of the Rhine brigade had much more success. Two of the four battalions were able to withstand the closing volley of the 95th Rifles and close to contact. This is the Lippe battalion. They have driven back the Rifles, but they are unformed on the other side of the wall.

The Nassau battalion was also able to drive back the elite riflemen.

On the French right, Gillery's battery of RFA rolled a double six when it fired upon the 4th battery of the 6th Artillery Regiment. The battery sustained three hits, had to limber up, and then it retreated 12 inches. The divisional commander was nearby and had to take a "Risk to General" test. He has been wounded and also had to retreat 12 inches to receive treatment.

The empty position where the French battery once stood.

The 2/36th Ligne was able to withstand a volley from the 1/3rd (East Kent) and close. The mele resulted in a draw and will continue on in the next turn.

The rest of the brigade is poised to attack.

The Rifles try to regroup on the other side of the church.

Gillery's battery doing their damage.

A very enjoyable turn. These rules work well for me to play solo. I just like the feel of them. Something pleasantly unexpected happens every game. This turn had two such events, the "double six" and the failed brigade morale test.