Saturday 28 September 2013

Age of Eagles Battle for Orthez New terrain for 6mm


There seem to be some  wavering among  players in favour of 28mm gaming at out club so the way to counteract this is to tease them back with a new 6mm Terrain.

Tiles are 90cm x45cm  and have template sides for interchangeability.

So a Game to try it out.Parts of Order of Battle of Orthez 1814 on a fictitiousterrain .  1000pts each .


Woods made from 25mm sheets of foam cut in irregular shape and roughened with a wire brush



River/Plaster poured in recess painted and varnished



                                                            Armies deployed. French side.



Allied Side 
Wellington concentrated Beresford Corps in the centre while holding his hilly left flank 
with Alten's Light Division


Faced with a weak centre Beresford ordered Walker's 7th Div to secure 
the town of Orthez while Cole's 4th Div struck Soult's Certre



Clinton's 6th Div advanced on the right flank 



Rey's 11stand Brigade from Taupin's 4th Div was hit hard
losing 6stands and two Batteries in the ensuing breakthrough


French  Chasseurs threatening were counteracted with 
Stapleton's Light  Dragoons

to be continued

Second session 



Having tied up 3 Larger brigades and 4 batteries and led them away 
from the centre Alton's Light brigade make a quick exit.


With the French centre cleared except for a Chasseur brigade 
harassing until defeated in detail by Somerset Cav Brigade


On Wellingtons Right Clinton's 6th Division keeping pressure 
on 


The battle for the town of Orthez resuled in some heavy
 casualties for the british


 Overwhelming British cavalry in numbers
 as Fane's  13th and 14th light dragoons had some problems
 beating away the French


british right


town of Orthez



Soult decided to call it off