Attack on the Camp Turns 6 and 7

Turn 6-The Dutch card came up first. The commander reorganized his line, pulling back his one battered regiment and replacing it with a fresh one.

Murray also took advantage in this lull in the battle to try to rally his worn regiments.

Macdonald was able to get his Lifeguards into position and dismount to protect the exposed right flank of the Royal Ecossais.

On the other flank, Legonier ordered two of his dragoon regiments to charge the lone highland clan in front of them. The Scots fought fiercly achieving a draw. Both sides were now disordered and the 10th Dragoons were worn. The mele would continue in the next turn.

Lascelle breathed a sight of relief as his cared turned up next. This allowed the 53rd Foot to reload and save an action to issue defensive fire should Roy Stewart send his men in to attack again. Lascelles also ordered his regiment in reserve to march to the stone wall and deploy there to threaten the flank of the French. The regiment came up just short of reaching the wall.

The next card was Roy Stewart's who was unable to get his men to charge (he rolled an 11).

At the camp, the ultimate objective of the game, Knyphausen ordered his grenadiers out of the enclosure and to engage Rooth's regiment of French.

With time of the essnce, Stapleton orders the Royal Ecossais to charge the camp. However, they only are able to reload. But reinforcements are making thier way to support them.

Turn 7- Roy Stewart is the first commander to be able to act. This time he cajols his only fresh regiment into action. They charge forward. The 53rd rolls to see if they can issue defensive fire, but they are unsuccessful (they roll a one). The highlanders crash into them and are able to drive the 53rd back. This puts them and the regiment to their right into disorder.

On the Jacobite right, the mele there continues. The highlanders get the upper hand (they inflict one casualty while the numerically dragoons inflict none.) the 10th Dragoons are routed and their supporting regiment is disordered. This buys some time which is desperately needed.

The Hessians issue more fire into their French counterparts. The line regiments are not very effective, but the grenadiers take out a stand of Regiment Rooth.

Lascelles' card is turned, but uncharacteristically, and at the worst possible time, he is unable to issue any orders (he rolls an 11 trying to remove the disorder from the 53rd).

The Jacobite gun inflicts two more casualties on the disorganized 53rd.

The last card drawn is Stapleton's. His first order is for the Royal Ecossais to fire a volley and then charge the enclosure. The fire is paltry, but the charge goes in. Remarkably, neither side inflicts any casualties on the other. It is a draw with all of the contestants now disordered. Regiment Rooth returns fire on the Hessian grenadiers and takes out three more figures. Perhaps most importantly, Stapleton is able to rush his reserve regiment into position along the stone wall on his right flank. He also gets his artillery into position upon the hill to issue fire into the camp. Victory his tantalizingly within his grasp.

The next turn or two should reveal the outcome.