"Pettygree Stops the French at the Minio Crossing" Topic
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 Der Alte Fritz  | 17 Mar 2013 10:34 a.m. PST |
We played the first game of our Iberia Campaign yesterday as Major General William Justinian Pettygree's Lisbon Garrison temporarily halted the invasion of Portugal by Marshal Soult's army, on the Spanish – Portuguese border at the Rio Minio, north of Porto. Here are some of the pix posted on my blog today, click on the link to see the rest of the story: link British establish a second line of defense behind the ridge:
Long column of French forces surge over the Rio Minio and attack the British held ridge line:
A company of voltigeurs screens the advance of a French battalion as it crests the ridge:
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| Woolshed Wargamer | 17 Mar 2013 11:12 a.m. PST |
How can that not look great? Just spectacular. What wargaming should be. |
| pas de charge | 17 Mar 2013 11:13 a.m. PST |
Indeed! A very attractive game. Many congratulations. |
| idontbelieveit | 17 Mar 2013 1:28 p.m. PST |
Nice. I could use a road like that. Where did you get it? |
| IronDuke596 | 17 Mar 2013 2:18 p.m. PST |
This is a truly outstanding wargame, photos and narrative. It was joy to follow and gives one incentive to emulate. Well done and thanks for sharing it. |
| epturner | 17 Mar 2013 5:32 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 17 Mar 2013 8:29 p.m. PST |
More than excelent!
Congratulations for a superb job and wargame!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Battlescale | 18 Mar 2013 3:01 a.m. PST |
Stunning… What's left to say? |
| Big Red | 18 Mar 2013 10:14 a.m. PST |
Yes, what wargaming should be! |
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's motivation to paint Napoleonic ships returns!
