Another Sharp Practice French and Indian War game, this time to introduce Richard to the rules. Richard had the British, I had the French/Natives and Jerry umpired.
A peaceful settlement about to be attacked by the French:
Marines move silently through the forest:
A shock for the French as a large unit of Colonial Line appears, with a clear field of fire ahead of them they are very powerful and will soon blow away anything in front of them:
On the left some militia arrive, a much better target for the French:
The Natives are sent forward to attack the militia:
Marines and Courer de Bois move around to add fire support for the Natives:
Open fire:
The French have run away from the Colonist line avoiding their firepower for the moment:
Eventually they will move enough to join in though:
The Natives have made remarkably little progress, perhaps they remember the last fight when the French failed to come to their aid:
One group of Marines tries to distract the Colonist Line:
Nervous of the Natives the militia fall back:
At last the Natives manage to charge home!
They cut the militia down but lose their war chief and refuse to take any further part in the action:
The Colonist Line begin to outflank the French:
With the Natives stalled and in danger of being surrounded the French retreat having failed once more:
Another fun game where my plan was solid but failed dismally due to the Natives lack of enthusiasm for advancing and refusal to fight once their chief died! Richard played well using his powerful line troops aggressively and withdrawing the militia to give them more time to get into action.
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