We played a ficitve EVW battle, where a Royal force had taken position behind some hedgerows.
A classical deployment with the foot in the center, and 2 large bodies of horse on each flanc.
The parlementarian force had two canons. The royalists had one heavy and one light.
In front of the regiments of foot were 2 units of forlon hope on both sides. On the Parlement side were on each flanc a unit of dragoons that could deploy on foot, or mount and move on horse.
10 standard units of foot (2stands pikemen, 2 stands of shot) for the parlement, 8 for the royalists.
Both sides had veteran units. For the cavalry, on the parlements left was Cromwell, whit his cavalery units, of which was one elite, 2 others of the same command veteran.
Prince Rupert had taken the right flank of horse with this liveguard (2 stands elite, always attached to him). 4 units of cavalier cavalry.
On the opposite side of the table both sides had 4 units of cavalry, of which one was heavy (cuirassiers).
Parlement players : Peter as Cromwell 5 units of cavalry and the dragoons, Thomas the centre 7 units of infantry including two medium canons and Jonathan the right flank with the cavalry and 3 units of infantry; and also the dragoons..
Royalists : Rupert (right) Alberik with the cavalry and with Ruperts own infantry unit (elite) and one light canon., centre Geoffrey with 6 units of infantry and one heavy gun, and Ronny .
Rupert was catalogued as impetuous, meaning he had to test every round to see if he ordered a general attack of his command. We also tested each office rand general to see if he was impetuous or cautious. As for Rupert, Impetious officers would be tested first to see if they ordered an immediate attack, or in case of cautious, would have to be tested if they obeyed an advance order. Only one offcer turned out to be impetious: the officer commanding the forlorn hope of the royalists, and also on the royalist side, one infantry officer was cautious.
All canons started with 4 shots maximum that could be used during the game, and 2 had to be used before any unit moved.
Crowell
The canonfire at the start had limited effect.
Cuirrasier
On the royalist left, first contact was made with charge and counter charge of 2 cavalry units on both sides.
The forlorn hope exchaged shots, but no much casulaties, and Sir Thomas was reluctant to advance to the hedgerow, considering it a difficult obstacle to take, and was himselve cautious and reluctend to move his infantry forward.
Cromwell ordered his vetran/elite command forward colliding with a counter charging cavalier unit.
Expecting a breaktrough, the result was totaly different. Cromwells elites had 2 casulaties, and inflicted only one. No flags so the fight continued.
Rupert, in his turn gave a general assault order and the veteran parlement units were beaten.
Rupert charged with his liveguard the dragoons, who quickly mounted and fled.
Also on the royal left, the royalist cavalry took the upper hand.
The impetious forlorn hope officer ordered his troops to charge their parlementarian counterparts, a few rounds of close combat following. With the Parlementarian foor moving in support, the royalist forlorn hope took heavy losses and run.
Both Parmenet elite cavalry and there opoents in the fight were reduced to one stand and removed from play.
Cromwell ordered his remaining cavalry forward. It was fatal for Rupert himselve, but his units drove their opponts from the field, folowing the parlement cavalry in hot pursuit, of the table.
With all the remaining officers dead, no chance of return to the table.
Also on the parlements right, a similar situation. The parlements cavalry running of table, the royalist in pursuit, but with officer had a chance to return to the table.
Ruperts own foot, had with the two general advance orders of the prince moved into the direction of the parlements canons.
Sir Thomas responed by sending 3 infantry units towards this threat.
With both flancs loosing, Thomas had no other option but to move towards the hedgerow.
However, woth 3 units commited against Ruperts infantry, his attacking force was outnumbered by the royalists, in a better position.
The Parlementarians took losses.
At some point, one unit was able to push the royalist unit back and cross over the hedgerow, but the royalist reserves came up and drove the parlementarians back.
At long last, Ruperts infantry was destroyed, but these units commited in this combat were utterly mised as reserves and support to breach the royalist hedgerow defense.
By the time they came up, the other units were starting to retreat.
Sir Thomas had to admit defeat.
A royalist victory!
