13 Vendemaire

 We were a bit short of things to do so time for another Table Battles game. I missed the Tuesday session but was around for Wednesday.

Tim found this particular scenario on BGG, so it isn't one of the published ones, and it covers the Royalist rebellion against the Directory in Paris in 1795.

The Republicans are in blue and feature one 'General Bonaparte'! The Royalists are in red, and are led by General Danekin. Neither side has many units, and the infamous guns for the 'whiff of grapeshot' are in reserve. The 'Paris Mob' is an interesting  unit, hugely strong, but it suffers heavy damage to itself every time it attacks! 

The artillery is crucial for the Republicans, it can screen (block) attacks as in the other games, but in this scenario it also inflicts casualties.

General Danekin is also an interesting unit as it can 'hold' dice to be committed to other units.

The usual gang of reprobates in silly hats turned up. Russell and I were the Royalists, and Pete and John the Republicans. The previous evening the Republicans had won handily.

You can see the big piles of strength points against the Royalist units, while the Republicans have something of a thin blue line. By now they have got their guns up and loaded, which forces us to make expensive attacks to soak them off.

There are a lot fewer Royalists now, but the Republicans have lost Bonaparte. The Republicans were hideously unlucky and couldn't keep their guns in action, enabling us to mount a series of charges.

The Republican Chasseurs rout and it is victory to the (rather ragged) Royalists.

In the event that was a bit one sided as the Republicans were very unfortunate with their command dice. Another very clever scenario design which I couldn't hope to replicate, and covering a battle not usually gamed.