BATTLE - the encounter in Camberwick Wood - with the Vauban and Shandy rules

 

Game 2

Vauban and Shandy

Or

Funny Little (Uncivil) Wars

Not again, twice in one afternoon &c &c

 Turn 1 – the fog clears

Chigley – the Whitecoats advance to the hedge, the Lobsters stand firm.  The Forlorn Hope engage the Trumpton Horse – no hits

Trumpton – the Horse advance down the and engage the Forlorn hope with Pistol – no hits

Turn 2

Chigley – The Lobsters advance to Pistol range – Caracole – they receive 3 hits and His Lordship is saved!  They inflict 2 hits on the musketeers – but the hedge saves the other musketeer company

Trumpton – the Horse engage the Forlorn hope and score 1 kill with 1 save.  The cannon fires grape at the Lobsters and kills 2, and the Trained Band kill 1.

Smoke envelopes the battlefield and stays in place for one turn.

Turn 3

Chigley – His Lordship orders a charge – and the Lobsters and Whitecoats surge through the smoke….and charge home winning a very close melee, and pushing the Trumpton Trained band down the road to Trumpton.  The Canoneers wisely decide it is time to change sides.

Trumpton – The Trumpton Horse turn to return to the main body – the wood ahead means there is no way of deploying.  The Trained Band stand, and then out of the smoke appear the Lobsters and Whitecoats with their fearsome battle cry ‘Lace, and more lace, statues and incense - with Jenever wine preferably’. 

They are unable to fire into the smoke, and fail the morale test – but stand and receive.  They are defeated in a close fought melee, and are forced back down the road to Trumpton. 

Turn 4

The Trumpton Horse evade the carnage of the sunken lane, and head for Trumpton.  The Chigley forces reorganise on the field and count their trophies – a cannon and the standard of the Trumpton Trained Band.

The Trained Band and Horse retired in reasonably good order to Trumpton….to the horror of the Burghers and Godly folk of the Town; who had listened with increasing apprehension to the sounds of the battle.  

Defeat.  Well may Reverend Munnings declare a day of fasting and lamentation...

Battle Record Chart – Trumpton

 

Name	Strength	Initiative Point	Character Figures	Dead	Comments
Captain Flack	2	NA
Trumpton Horse	6	1	Off X Sgt X	1
Trumpton Trained Band	16 + Chaplain	1	Off Ensign X Sgt X Sgt	9
Cannon	3	1	Off		Surrendered – Nibs making his escape

 

Battle Report Card – Chigley

Name	Strength	Initiative Point	Character Figure	Dead	Report
His Lordship	3	NA
The Lobsters	10	3	Off Ensign Sgt X Sgt X	5
Whitecoats	10	2	Off Ensign Sgt	1
Forlorn Hope	5	2	Sgt	1

 

P = Pike + Ensign/commander

M= Musket

C = Cavalry