The Mexican adventure of 1861 -1867 campaign game - second battle in L6

 Major De Brand, after his defeat at Cajuin De Alosta, retreated south.

Informed about possibel hostile activity in L6, he had ordered has leading units, the Dragons de L'Impératrice to storm the hill in square L6. 

There was a unit of American volonteers in ambush. Seeing they would be overrun by the drgoons, the voloneers alarmed the irregular cavalery waiting to. support.

The dragoons stopped their advance when the Mexican cavalry appeared on top of the hill.

The remainder of the Belgian-Austrian-Mexican force entered the battlefield.

Parick tried to stick to his orriginal plan, ignoring enemy troops, sending his infantry east and  slip down the road with the Mexican garrison troops and supply train.

The garrison troops, in march column charged the volonteeers, and were driven back with heavy losses.

The following volley of the volonteers almost whiped out the Mexican company, that started to drop back.

Patrick now charged the 4 units of Mexican cavalry on top of the hill with his 2 dragoons units.

One charge failed, the other succeeded. 

One of Siegfrieds Mexican cavalry units, was halved and left the battlefield, and the other who also had losses, was pulled back.  

Siegfried ordered his one veteran unit forward on the hill, supported with the one other unit remaining.

Patrick responded with his victorious unit to turn towards Siegfrieds Mexicans, and with his other dragoon unit restored order and moved a little forward.

Now, Siegfried did not stick to his plan to retreat in turn 6 ( a battle must last 6 turns before one side can start to retreat), but found it to tempting not to charge with his remaining cavalry.

It didn't work out well, the charged dragoons were forced to retreat but no more than that. But now the other dragoons charged in the flank resulting in both Mexican cavalry units destroyed! The battle was over, Patrick in possession of the battlefield, but his plans frustrated.