Saturday the local HMGS-South group played a Napoleonic game at the Dogs of War shop using a modified version of the Empire V rules. The scenario was based on the attack of d’Erlon’s corps at Waterloo.
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- Although on the table in this shot, the French on the left will enter on the first turn, after a bombardment by off-table artillery.
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- The crossroads, with British cavalry in reserve.
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- d’Erlon’s corps.
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- The French grand battery (off-table) has destroyed more than half of the deployed British artillery and damaged Bijlandt’s infantry.
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- French infantry break through the British line behind the crest. La Haie Sainte and the sandpit are under fire.
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- Bijlandt has lost 2 of 5 battalions.
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- Bijlandt is gone, and French cavalry has arrived.
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- British cavalry ride down several French battalions that had crossed the ridge.
When we quit due to the late hour, there was a significant hole in the British line. Lots of uncommitted cavalry on both sides were poised to clash there.
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