Last Monday we tried out the Maurice rule set for the first time (coincidentally one of the players on the night was named Maurice…an omen?).
Both sides comprised around 68 points of units and being our first game we didn't use any Traits or Notables (sub commanders). The British would be attacking so gained an extra Trained Unit (selected Infantry). The British Morale started at 14 and the Americans had a starting Morale 15.
The Americans deployed one of their Units in the town (British Objective) and formed a line with their Conscripts in the front, their artillery on a nice bit of high ground on their right and just under half their Units in reserve in columns. The British deployed in a mass of columns roughly facing the American centre.
The British channelling Frederick the Great split their infantry, one group fixed the American centre in place while six Units deployed in text book style against the Continentals right threatening to roll up the line. The Americans buoyed by early bombarding success kept firing when they should have been deploying, their right flank was now weak facing a major the British attack.
In the centre both sides musketry was in general appalling and even though outgunned by the British regulars initially the American Conscripts gave as good as they got.
Then the battle on the American right began. First up as the sides faced off and volleys were exchanged (again the musketry was pretty ineffectual due to bad rolling). Then the British charged, the Americans counter charged some more volleys were exchanged. At this point things were looking shaky for the Continentals. The Americans had lost an infantry Unit and three Artillery Units but what was bad is they took the maximum Morale penalty for each loss and for four units lost had been reduced from 15 Morale points to just six!
The British left then cleared the hill and prepare to roll up the American line…but in the meantime losses inflicted by the British volleys in the centre caused enough casualties to break the American army! The game ended.
So a massive victory to the British in less than an hour and a half. We enjoyed the game and will play Maurice again, albeit after learning many 'beginners blunders' in this game!
Some pictures…
The Americans lined up on the left and the British deployed in column and did a 'Frederick the Great'!
The British and Americans (foreground) exchange volleys in the centre…
…meanwhile despite reinforcement the American left flank looks in trouble as the British attack there begins!
The hill cleared and the front rank of the American lines destroyed the Continentals morale broke, a stunning British victory!
The full AAR is on the TSOG blog…
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Cheers!