FPW - Battle of Louvigny (Part 2)

Or as the players quoted, a hard fought Draw. So Thursday provided the chance to complete the game (We had to clear up the table at the end of the night). However the first spanner in the work hit, Robbo was stuck at work and wouldn't be able to make. No problem we had Andy, the dashing French cavalry commander from previous battles to step in. The second spanner, message from Andy, he couldn't make it. So a quick re-jig of the French command. Sean would now take over III Corps and IV Corps. XII Corps would pass over to Thom who had I Corps. They each took a reserve cavalry division each.

So the game began and another spanner, this time on the Prussian side, Neil B had been struggling with a foot injury since his holiday and had to abandon. So a re-jig of the Prussians with Mitch now taking over VI Corps, added to the Hessians and Mecklenburgers, Neil G kept the Wurtemburg division and took over The Baden division and Bavarian I Corps. 

Now both sides set at each other in what can be described as a bloody onslaught around the town of Solgne. Eventually the exhausted Prussian VI Corps punched through the French I Corps, but even with the Hessians and Mecklenburgers in support they were running out of steam. The attrition on both sides was horrific with heavy casualties mounting.

The defence of Solgne

11th Division heading direct into the french

Both sides trading blows

Over on the other flank the Baden Division began to push out from the woods into III Corps, but began to suffer under the withering fire from the Chassepotte. The Bavarians though were gamely hanging on and with the arrival of the Wurtemburg division on their right had steadied things. Though the Wurtemburg cavalry brigade was roughly handled by french cavalry and forced to withdraw.

Baden Division emerges from the woods

IV and XII Corps moving on the Bavarians

French and Baden infantry engage

III Corps deploying against the Bavarians

Wurtemburg division arrives

A shame we had to end the game with time running out as we needed to pack away. The unfortunate loss of 3 players slowed the turns down as there was a lot of combat going on. Would we have come to a conclusion? I'm not sure as both armies had a lot of fight left in them in some fresh divisions while others were fought to exhaustion. Overall 2 days of great gaming with good and dice rolls. One thing I will say is that Fire and Fury as a rule set copes very well for large games, especially when most players are familiar with the rules.

Will there be a 4th game? possibly, as Thom wants to paint the cavalry division for the French I Corps and it would be rude not to get them on the table, it'll be a while though as planning the 3 games has been exhausting.