MWWBK Action on the NW Frontier!

The first game for my 20mm Indian army for Men Who Would Be Kings against Gary's Afghans. We diced for the scenario and ended up with Sikh's having to capture an objective (a ford in a river) from the Afghans.

Afghans, hordes of them, lurk in a village near the ford:

The Indian force consists of three groups of Sikh regular infantry and some Bengal Lancers. A war correspondent watches from the ridgeline:

The Indians advance while the Afghans send a strong force around the Indian right on the other side of the river:

One Sikh group turns to face the outflanking Afghans:

Afghan horse charge the Bengal Lancers! The Lancers are great if they get to charge, less so if they are charged:

The Lancers are massacred losing four men to the Afghans two:

The Afghan horse follow up and disperse the rest of the Lancers. Not a good start for the Indians!:

Meanwhile Afghan warriors attempt to close with Sikh infantry but are stopped in their tracks by Sikh fire. The other Sikh groups shoot down the victorious Afghan horse:

The other Afghan horse are making good progress around the flank:

The Afghan warriors are still lurking in the rocky ground:

More Afghan warriors charge into Sikh infantry:

 

Losses are heavy on both sides and the Sikhs are pushed back:

Again the Afghans follow up:

The warriors are across the river:

The warriors in the rocky ground finally charge home but are driven off though the Sikhs lose men as well:

The other Afghan cavalry also attack though they have lost a few men to fire:

Afghans close in for the kill:

The situation is looking grim for the Indians:

Sensing victory the Afghans close in from all directions:

It is all over for the Sikh infantry with the Afghans triumphant:

Another invasion of Afghanistan ends in disaster! I failed to keep my groups together and also used the Lancers badly, I should have kept them in reserve to make sure they could attack rather than being attacked.

Gary kept the pressure on from all directions right from the start and I'll need to have a re-think for the next game......