I ran one of the fastest games ever and still had plenty of time, so I opted to run a second game using my buddy’s French and Hessian troops. Looking in his box, he had more stuff that was mounted on unit bases, so I thought we could do something a little different with more regulars on the Hessian side. Two players decided to call it a day and headed out, so I was left with two players. No issues, I just went with a single company on each side and used the normal twelve inch command span. I made a couple of minor tweaks to the table set up to add a few more approach angles.
The hessian force was built around hessian regulars, supported by some jagers and a cavalry unit. The French were build around a few skirmish units, some light infantry and cavalry. The scenario calls for two units of engineers, so I just used some of my buddies Grenzers to represent these.
The scenario I chose was Widow Creek Bridge. In the scenario, the attacker has to build a bridge of the creek that runs through the middle of the table. The defender has to run forward and stop this from happening. Basically, the engineers have to sit I the creek until they finish the bridge. They roll two dice per turn and total up the count until they make it to sixty. If they fail, the defender wins.
The attacker sets up first. The French decided to go to the left flank and build the bridge there. The terrain seemed more friendly to the advance and protecting the construction. They sent some of their forces to the center to pin down the defenders while the construction went on.
The defender then set up second. The Hessians decided to try to slow down the French on the bank and push through the center and surround the French engineers wiping them out. As such, their main forces were in the center.
The French sent their forces forward at full speed and got to the street on turn three. The Hessian jagers attempted to slow down the French, but with little effect. The main Hessian forces where challenged moving up through the terrain and were slow getting into action.
The slow advance and quick French action allowed the engineers to get into position and the French to build a cordon around them. This was helped by high build die rolls. The game ended on turn seven, with the French finishing the bridge and driving the Hessian back. Another French victory!
- Manteuffel