This refight of the Battle of Ferozeshah 1845 AD sees the British East India Company army under General Gough attacking the large fortified Sikh camp of Ferozeshah, little knowing that a second Sikh army was nearby. The battle was fought solo using the upcoming ruleset Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet, the Colonial ruleset in the Dominion of the Spear solo rules series. Comments in quotation marks are from a British infantryman!
General Gough, as was his wont, ordered a frontal assault ("Not again!"). His left wing infantry under General Littler led the advance across open but broken ground but the close range Sikh artillery fire proved too much and the British and Bengal Native Infantry were sent reeling back ("Told you this wasn't a good idea!"), to be replaced by General Smith's brigade. In the centre, Sikh fire proved less effective but sufficient to hold off the British. Over on the right the 3rd Light Dragoons charged and after a shockingly fierce fight overcame the Sikh cavalry. Meanwhile on the British left, General Smith's brigade managed to reach and overrun the Sikh guns. Things were looking alright for the British with the Sikh defences breached, but there were no reserves left if anything were to go wrong.
General Smith's brigade swept through the Sikh camp, the Sikhs with swords not proving their match ("This is more like it. Where's the valuables?"). Meanwhile the British cavalry entered the camp from the other side only to get into a fierce fight with the Sikh amidst the chaos and confusion of the Sikh camp. Neither of these two forces would be fit for further fighting. In the centre the British infantry were pinned down by the remaining Sikh guns.
Then fresh Sikh cavalry appeared ("Where did they come from? Sikhs, Sir. Thousands of them!") and General Smith's infantry, busy looting and short of ammunition, ran for their lives. The rest of the British army were forced to withdraw, conceding victory to the Sikhs. Not the historical result but an accurate one for if the Sikh cavalry had pressed forward in the actual battle the British would have been in serious trouble.
