Recently we, Jason aka Taffy and I, play tested Lasalle Napoleonic Rules, now I have had these rules for ages and not played them until this game, I was quite ambitious with the scenario with the attack by D'Erlon's Corp on the Ridge at Waterloo. I know it was mad for a first game but it gave an excuse to get some of the Napoleonic figures out...
We managed to play about 8 turns over all and had some events, mainly lots of desultory fire and artillery bombardments...
Looking down the board from La Haye Saint Farmhouse to Pappelotte at the far end.
La Haye Saint, The Frenchies attacked here time and time again... and still the KGL held on...
View from just behind the sand pit, arty just deploying and 95th out in front playing in the sand...
The French first assault against Pappelotte with the Belgian Militia holding the place for most of the day.
They bounce again, but the wear and tear is starting to show...
Sending reinforcements down to LHS.
Here the come again...
View from the line...
Dutch sector looking down on the mass columns advancing across the fields...
Fighting is fierce at Papelotte with Nassua line coming in to help out, these two units held a division for the whole game!
This is going to be a near run thing...
Final push at LHS, but the KGL are still there!!!
The French mass columns break the Allied Line, I was just about to call forward the British Heavy Cavalry, when we called it a day.
Belgian Militia still in Papelotte...
LHS tied up best part of a Division all day as well...
I do like these rules, as a IGOUGO set they are quite quick, bloody and if you get into open melee can be rather painful if you loose very quickly, you need second & third lines of support, as big holes start to appear very quickly, there is a good army break point system in the game, we had a fun game with plenty of action and manoeuvre, definitely tough shifting anyone out of a town or farmhouse.
That looks a nice game Nathan. I have a PDF of Lasalle and read them numerous times, but never played them.
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JJ
A wonderful collection of figures and buildings Nathan.
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