Black Powder: Napoleonic Action

The GHS group started a new theme recently, planning a series of Napoleonic battles using the Black Powder rules from Warlord Games. We use the excellent supplement special rules from Clash of Eagles, as these give a very Napoleonic flavor to our battles.

The action saw two wings of the French Army pushing against a Russo-Prussian one. The defenders had decent positions, but were heavily outnumbered, especially in cavalry on their left.

The action started to get heavy immediately, with a swirling cavalry melee on the Allied left gradually swinging in favor of the French and their numbers. The Russians on that flank fought valiantly, but were eventually overwhelmed.

The fighting on the other flank was much closer, with repeated French assaults across a stream. A division of Russian infantry was holding its own, but the Prussian division on their right was taking heavy casualties, and eventually broke. An overall win for the French, and an excellent game.