1809 SP2. The Bridge

Three 1809 French Austrian games

The new games mat

Game One.  The Jager come on table for the Austrians.  Its a game of get to the bridge and hold it.

And an Austrian Column.  The French chips are not coming out

The Jager get to the bridge.  Where are the French?

The following Austrian column.  Still no Frenchmen?

A second Austrian column

And the Jager get to the farm

Finally the French

And more.  The French turn up and fire a great first volley

But the Austrians have troops at that bridge...

Too many Austrians and they begin to win.

End game.  The French move away defeated and the Austrians hold the bridge.

The second game.  The French are burning buildings and withdrawing over the river.

French skirmishers get to the first building

Talented arsonists.

The Austrians in force.

Buts the French have a focus on withdrawing.

The Voltiguers keep the Jager back.

And that second building is on fire as the French escape

Game three

The tabletop

The French hold the hill on the left.

But the Jager have rifles and stay at range.

On the other flank the lines meet

It gets bitter

A hammering for both sides but the Austrians get the worst of it.

The Jager now flank the French line

The French left suffers

The Austrians get into the farm buildings.

But back on the right the Austrians are having a bad time.

The Austrian Colonel is killed.  Bad things happen, and the whole flank collapses, followed by the rest of the force. 

Really enjoyable games.  The first time I`d used the Austrians properly, and on my new mat.