The Battle of Lachlan's Cross

Another battle using my Rising of the Clans rules for the jacobite Rebellion. As these are solo games, i use a very simple system to determine which units will be involved and when and where they will enter the game. This has worked out well and produced some very interesting scenarios. In this case, the dice favored the Government forces in a big way. The Jacobites would be greatly outnumbered. The one thing in their favor would be that their best troops would be on the table and they could occupy a fairly strong defensive position. Turn 1- The game would begin with both sides having two brigades on the table. The Count Dupont would enter the center of the table with his very formidable division of French regulars. Joining him from the right edge of the table would be Olgilvy's brigade of lowlanders.

For the Crown, Lascelle's brigade would be coming in on the left edge of the table and Cholmondleley's regiments would enter from the center near the bridge.

Dupont's division quickly advanced to take up positions protectecting the bridge. Ogilvy's lowlanders marched towards the town and into the fields to the right of the Lachlan's Cross.

Lascelle's took his men down the road leading towards the Jacobite side of the table with the objective of protecting the Government right flank.

Chomondeley was eager to get his men over the bridge and deploy them there. However, he rolled double sixes on his command roll and was unable to move at all.

Turn 2- Lord Drummond's veteran highland brigade, made up of Macdonald clans, entered on the Jacobite right behind Olgivly's men.

Dupont's French regulars made good progress in deploying upon the hill that commanded the approach to the bridge and Ogilvy's brigade slowly advanced to take up positions in the town and along the river's edge.

Lascelle's was successful in getting some of his men into a line in anticipation of Jacobite forces attacking from the road. Cholmondeley again experienced command problems being able to get only one of his regiments into line at his end of the bridge.

Turn 3- Dupont's card was drawn first, but now he faced command problems (rolling a 12 in trying to activate his first unit). This was very unfortunate as Regiment Dillon was stuck in a march column out in the open.

Olgilvy would draw first blood as he was able to advance 1/Olgilvy to the river's edge, form a line and fire a volley into the flank of Price's Regiment of Foot while it was still in march column. Olgilvy's other regiments, however, continued to be quite lax in their advance.

Cholmonedley's card came up next. He was able to dploy his artillery and fire a round into Regiment Dillon, inflicting casualties upon them. Price's regiment was also able to march to the river and get into line, thus protecting the Government left flank. Once again, however, Cholmondleley's turn ended abruptly when he rolled an "11" trying to get a regiment to fire.across the bridge.

On the Government right, Lord Murray's division of highlanders arrived. Murray was able to unlimber his artillery and fire upon Lascelle's line, inflicting a casualty, before his initiative came to an end. Lascelle was unable to continue to deploy as he rolled high on his first command roll.

To the dismay of the Jacobites, swirling clouds of dust heralded the arrival of Legonier's cavalry and Wolf's infantry. The Jacobites were now heavily outnumbered.