Game two, the Red attack

The Principality of the Red, Das Rōt, have defeated an isolated advanced guard force from the Grand Duchy of the Blaü.  They ate now advancing with their main body looking for a decisive battle.

Lt General Wilhelm von Wurstteller (the "Sausage Plate") a huge man with equally huge appetites.  He has been appointed by the Prince as Field Officer over all Red Forces.  He is conveyed in an enormous brown carriage.

Maj Gen Friedrich von Schnitzelberg of the Guard.  A single battalion of the Prince's Foot Guards.  Three battalions of Infantry one foot battery of guns

General Otto von Sauerkraut.  Four battalions of Infantry, one Foot battery

B.Gen Hermann von Pretzelstein one Light Infantry battalions one Jager battalion one foot battery of guns.

Ernst von Hoppengarten (Hoppengarten, inspired by "hop" in reference to beer gardens)

Maj Gen Albrecht von Käseschloss (Old Cheese-Castle) Cavalry.  One Regt Guard Cuirassier, two Regts of Dragoons, two horse batteries.

Red Reserve Officers names

Maximilian von Biergarten 

Kurt von Waffelburg 

General Dietrich von Schokoladenstein

Konrad von Kinkenhof 

The Snakes and ladders campaign grid.

The rules I'm using are Shako to Coalscuttle.  For this first campaign its 1800 and smooth bore cannon and muskets

Day three

The river crossing.  Blue Cross the Weser and the enemy is found.  Blue decide to move to better ground and position themselves for a Red attack.  There is contention among the Blue command Heinz Schloup having lost his Brigade means they are outnumbered.

The climactic battle is reached.

Blue deploy between the Weser and the wooded slopes east of Rumbeck.

Red advance on this position from the North.

The Game

Blue deploy first

Red take a defensive position

Blue advance.

Red occupy Westiche Farm as a strong point.

On the flank the Red Jäger engage the blue Legere.

Blue use Thier guns and inflict disruption markers

The Red Jäger are driven back

Blue assault the strongpoint

And the Blue Line battalions deliver a pounding to the Red,

The Red Jäger are driven back again

And an opportunistic Blue Cavalry charge.  Red lose a battalion.

And to be honest the Blue dice roll well.

Another Blue Cavalry charge.  It fails but Red is driven back with disruption.

And Reds line has crumbled

Red charge some Cuirassier onto the Blue advancing line.  It's a disaster.  The fire from the strongpoint and then the squares are too much.

A win for Blue closes the mini-campaign.