Friday 23 August 2019

Action at Minsonda....

    At Minsonda the lead elements of the retreating Begovian army are making their way across the river.  The locals had rigged up narrow timber walkways across the bridge to keep it open in some way, just suitable for the infantry to file across; the old ford below the bridge is just usable by cavalry the river not being too high.
more troops start to arrive and queue up to cross the river...
The rear guard cavalry arrive to take up position to protect the army ....
Von Hazants pursuit column nears Minsonda, in the distance they can see some jagers from the advance guard of the main body who had come through the hills ...
Osram Pasha and his personal guard cross the river ....
Reinforced by a regiment of cavalry and a jager battalion, Von Hazant deploys his troops to attack the Begovians
The attack commences, the cavalry charging forward to engage the enemy .....
Osram Pasha watches dispassionately from the safety of the other side of the river ....
The Begovian cavalry fail to hold the charge and the Wittenberg cavalry surge forward with their infantry following up behind ...
General Waldebeck arrives with a small escort of dragoons and a grenadier battalion ....
The Begovian defence collapses and the Wittenberg cavalry are in amongst them ....
The Begovians with their back to the river are either cut down or surrender ... the bulk of the their army is no more ....

3 comments:

PatrickW said...

Bad day to be a Begovian...

Brian Carrick said...

A dramatic end to an epic game!

CelticCurmudgeon said...

Wonderful posting! Should the forces of Wittenberg try outflanking the Begovians by following up at the ford?