Commission Work

Sorry that I have been a tad slack in posting lately, I have been very busy on commission work and family matters I'm afraid. Although I have still managed to play a game each week, I am too modest to crow about my victories (not many) and too ashamed to describe my defeats (many) so will direct you to GHQ for more details at the month end. As I have not finished any of my own figures to show off, below is a War of the Spanish Succession generals vignette, part of a commission for the son of a well known gamer from Derby.

First Carlist War Game

Dave as for some time been trying to persuade me to play a First Carlist War game with my fledgling collection, I had been putting this off has I did not think that Black Powder rules would work with only one brigade a side, however I finally relented. I am pleased to say that the game went really well and lasted for about 11/2 hours, we played with ranges etc at 66% on a 4 x 4 table, the Carlist force consisted of four standard size battalions a 6pdr gun and a small cavalry unit, the Isabelino's four standard size battalions a Royal Marine rocket battery and a small cavalry unit. Both sides had a brigade commander but no CinC.

Here are a few pictures

 Carlist Volunteers march to do battle

 The British Auxiliary Legion march to do battle

 The Royal Marine rocket battery deploys to give what would be ineffectual support

Carlist forces advance upon their enemies

 
      British Auxillary battalion await the enemy                    

 Carlist forces engage the British Auxiliary Legion

 Isabelino Light Infantry fire in support of the BAL

 The Carlist artillery battery gives supporting fire

 Carlist cavalry attempt to flank the Isabelino force

 Isabelino line cavalry advance to counter the threat

 Carlist volunteers take cover behind a low wall

 Over on the flank the cavalry clash

 The opposing firing lines

 Carlist and Isabelino infantry engage in close combat

Don David Del Pendaluna inspects his victorious troops

The game could have gone either way for a while but bad dice throwing by the Isabelino's (Me) turned the game in favour of the Carlists (Dave). First off my BAL battalion was destroyed after taking massive fire from both infantry and artillery, over on the flank my cavalry were routed enabling the Carlist cavalry to threaten the Isabelino rear whilst over on the right I lost heavily in the hand to hand fighting. My 5th game and fifth defeat using Black Powder, perhaps I don't like them after all :)