Mexican American War Regimental Fire and Fury

Mexican American War 1846

Battle for Palo Alto

20mm Figures  by Michael Callus

Rules   Regimental Fire and Fury

                                                                                 

Initial deployment with the chaparral beyond the road

Second session sees the high tide of the Mexican advance

The main attack of the Mexican right wing hitting 

the battery sending it silenced and damaged but 

not enough elan to breakthrough

With most Mexican cavalry leaving the battlefield 

broken the left flank was turned by the

 American flying batteries

Trying to regroup and under the threat of U.S dragoons

Last and final session 

Arista's command disintegrates rolling a 1 for base morale

with a -1 for heavy casualties and greater losses the cavalry

 broke and fled 

On the Mexican left the cavalry threat forced the infantry

to form square 

US flying artillery with cavalry outflank 

In a final spur of defiance La Vega charges a depleted 

spent regiment with the hope of breaking through

and capturing the limbered battery

The supporting Mexican artillery pivots to enfilade 

the outflanking US batteries damaging and 

silencing a gun section

The Charge falters 

US cavalry charges and  destroy the 

supporting battery

Mexicans rout and retire to 

Resaca de La Palma