Battle of Blenheim refight with Black Powder

[scrivs]

Today I was privileged to play in the Battle of Blenheim re-fight by the Sunday Cake Club at Gripping Beast HQ.

Over 2500 lovely figures on a 24ft x 6ft table with lots of smashing cake.

A Brilliant day out.

As usual, I have blogged my adventures on the

Scrivsland blog

Here are a few pictures to whet your appetite:

[BigMike]

Good lord! Wonderful stuff!

[grant]

Wow. Just... Wow!

[Jammers]

Very impressive

Now why does that look familiar ..?

[Darkman]

Sorted things out now (including how to download photos from my phone) So just a few photos giving the overall game.





This is most of the Prussian and Allied cavalry under Eugene




Allies crossing the Nebel



Allied breakthrough on the right



French hold on their right.


And then leave Blenheim and push the Allies back


The Game was a reversal of the actual Battle.
The Allied Attack under Marlborough ground to a halt due to bad deployment in crossing the Nebel. Also to few troops masking Blenheim allowed the French infantry to come into the action.

On the other side Prussian Dragoons advanced through the woods and distracted the French stationed there.

The Bavarian infantry did not support each other and the Prussian Infantry absorbed French and Bavarian cavalry giving their cavalry the opportunity to sweep their opponents before them. It was a close game after 5 hours of play there was only about 3 brigades in it and one more turn could have seen a draw.

Hope you have enjoyed the photos.