Encounter at Santa Rosalita Sharp Practice AAR Part One

 A French column as been given the task of taking the village of Santa Rosalita. The town is garrisoned by two groups of 95th rifles and a group of light infantry. Coming up in support are units of British and Portuguese line.

The first three turns see both sides get all their units on the table. The allies, however, are able to get their supporting units into the village, so the French have their work cut out for them.

Turn Four:

The main French column makes progress down the road, led by their group of grenadiers.

A group of rifles take up position behind a hedge outside the town.

The other group of rifles and the light company ready themselves behind the walls of the town.

The British line groups enter the town.

British skirmishers try to slow down the second French column.

The Portuguese approach.

The second French column.

This legere group takes a casualty and some shock from the skirmishers on the hill.

Turn Five:

The legere groups form a line and return fire.

A group of French skirmishers poised to enter the town and cause some trouble.

The main British force is ready to support the rifles.

The rifles fire a rather ineffective volley.

The main French force continues towards the town with a group of engineers in the lead.

Turn Six:

The grenadiers fire on the rifles while the French groups snap into line.

The light company loses a man and its officer!

A British sergeant leads a group to confront the aggressive French skirmishers and lose a man for their trouble.

Things will certainly heat up in turn Seven.

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Longstreet's Assault: Turns 1 and 2

 I played out the first two turns of my large Regimental Fire and Fury game. On turn one the artillery of both sides blasted away at each other and a host of infantry targets. Robertson's rebel brigade attacked Ward's men around the Devil's Den with limited success.

On turn two, Kershaw was killed by cannister fire as he led his brigade against the Peach Orchard. Benning's men were able to drive back de Trobiand's men, but then suffered from massed artillery fire.

Law's Brigade advances up Big Round Top to try to flank the Union position.

Robertson's men storm the Devil's Den

Benning faces left to attack de Trobriand's Brigade in the Peach Orchard and Wheat Field.

Kershaw's crack brigade of South Carolinians crosses open ground to attack Birney's division

Another shot of Birney's command.

Turn two: Robertson makes progress in driving in Ward's men. Robertson is wounded and will have to sit out the next turn.

Benning's Georgians continue to pressure Birney's flank.

Kershaw's men are within striking distance. The Union artillery has been pretty much silenced by the more numerous rebel guns in this sector.

de Trobriand's threatened flank.

de Trobriand establishes a new line hoping to stall Benning's attack.

Two brigades from Barnes's division of II Corp arrive along with a battalion of artillery and quickly move to support the crumbling flank.

Martin's V Corp artillery hastily unlimber and punish Robertson's Texans.