Saturday afternoon at the Abyss, a 10 turn game of General d'Armee 2 played out in just under 5 hours.
Details of the scenario are found below.
Anglo-Portuguese (Attackers): Played by William and Michel. French (Defenders): Commanded by Myriam and myself. John and Graham were the Gamemasters.
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| View of the table after Turn 4 arrival of Montfort's Brigade is the corner. |
The layout of the terrain naturally split the battlefield into two distinct flanks, which worked out perfectly. A huge thanks to our game masters, John and Graham, who each took charge of a flank. Their expert guidance kept the game flowing without any noticeable delays or controversies. Both William and Myriam were complete newcomers playing their first game of GdA2. This was my third match, the last taking place over a year ago.
Stolen directly from John notes, " The Battle of San Millán-Osma 8 June 1813 was a sharp Allied advance-guard action fought during the campaign leading directly to the decisive Battle of Battle of Vitoria. It took place in northern Spain around the villages of San Millán and Osma as the army of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington pushed eastward against the retreating French under Honoré Charles Reille and Bertrand Clausel.
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| Map stolen from the GMs files |
Wellington’s army was advancing in several columns through difficult mountainous terrain in an attempt to outflank the French and cut their communications. On 18 June, Allied forces struck two separated French positions:
At San Millán, the Light Division under Charles Alten attacked elements of Clausel’s corps. The British light infantry and riflemen aggressively pushed the French out of the village after hard fighting in narrow streets and broken ground. The French withdrew after suffering significant casualties and confusion.
At Osma, to the northeast, part of Thomas Graham’s column engaged French troops covering the road network. Fighting here was less intense but added pressure on the French flank and rear. "
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| Pinoteau's Brigade trying to blunt the Allied Advance |
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| View of the Allied forces bearing down on Espejo |
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| William ponders his next move. Graham looks on. |
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| Michel ignores the ref's advice and prepares to throw red dice. |
