A First Game of Beneath the Lily Banners -War of Three Kings (5)

The Duke of Berwick  is having a hard think (He threw a 5 and can move half his units).  His two centre line battalions have just, very necessarily, used their ‘First Fire’ to eradicate the dangerous Williamite Guard Cavalry .  All to the good, but when the Danes arrive his men will now fight at a huge disadvantage. 

He sees it all in his mind’s eye, ‘Veteran’ highly disciplined, ‘Flintlock’ armed Danish Battalions reserving their ‘First Fire’ to point blank range and blowing away his poor lads while they fiddled with their slower loading ‘Matchlocks’.

It is an infamy not to be borne.  He needs fresh troops into the line and orders up the Lord Grand Prior’s Regiment ‘Drilled’ ‘All Musket’, ‘Flintlock’ armed and still with ‘First Fire’.  They will deploy into line of battle next to the Irish Guards. 

 

More Williamite cavalry have crossed the bridge.

Von Tettau calls up his infantry Brigadiers gives them their orders and rides off the lead the cavalry. It is do or die for Major General Von Tettau.

The leading elements of Schomberg’s Horse receive fire from Antrim’s Foot and from the Jacobite ‘Light’ gun.

This time though it isn’t the all important ‘First fire’.  Antrim’s Foot throw 3 D8 scoring 3,8 and 8. They are not at short range and so don’t double their dice.  The ‘Target is dense’ so they re-throw the 3 and get a 2.

Antrim’s Foot have inflicted 2 casualties.

The Jacobite ‘Light’ gun fires.  The gunners don’t have to test for steadiness as they are not being ‘Charged’.  The range is ‘Effective’ and the ‘Target is dense’ they throw 2 D8s and will re roll misses.

They get a 1 and a 7.  The 1 is re-rolled and they get a 3. 

Schomberg’s Horse have lost 3 casualties and so ‘Check Morale’.  As ‘Drilled’ Horse they throw a D8 and get a 7 and carry on.  Meanwhile the Jacobite Horse have them in ‘Charge’ distance. 

Things are coming to a head.