Culloden battle of 16 April 1746, in 54mm on January 19th, 2025

We played the battle on January 19th.

Due to some misunderstanding, Steven had on brought a part of his British infantry, so we had to improvise with my Austran 7YW Hät troops figuring as Birtish infantry. Sorry for that.

The Royal Ecossais and Irish Piquets are AWI Americans from Steven.

I added to the Highlanders clansmen part of my Covenant Scots of the ECW.

We did play this battle for the first time in november 2012 (https://youtu.be/_CI9Ib4koVQ). Shocking for us it was already so long ago.

As in 2012, the clansmen did not have much of a chance, We gave them an close combat extra die, and a doubeling of flags when charging. Also, instead of the regular 20cm retreat following after receiving a flag, the highlanders continued the close combat but loosing 1 figure instead.

Alberik took the right Jacobite flank, Steven the centre and Jonathan the left.

Siegfried the British left, Dirk, me, the right.

Part of the field is marshy ground, which reduces to halve the moving distance.

Aware of theis from the game 12 years ago, where part of the Jacobite players chose the direct road through the boggy ground and their troops were shot to pieces. 

The Bonnie Prince Charlie

The upgrade of the clansmen charge effects proved very effective.

A governement unit was broken, the Jacobites pushing to the building, where the retreating 2nd British line had taken refuge.

The advance on the left Scottish flank was more careful

The Royal Ecossais moved forward.

The cavalry on the right Brtish flank tried to stop the advance but the dice favoured the Scots.

As the governement troops in the enclosure on the far left were firing in the Jocabite flank of Alberik's force, and making a lot of casualties his command came under pressure and was finaly broken, Also, Siegfried command soon followed. The whole field was now covered with melees, almost all units commited, both sides bleeding. 

But in the end, the better close combat odds for the Jacobites made the difference.

A close run, but a Scottish victory this time.