The Fenwick Bylandt provincial troops have deployed around the crossroads at Grondheim, the Monrovian vanguard is coming into view...
The commander of the Fenwick forces, Von Kessing, checks the artillery battery is ready before taking up position to command the cavalry...
The commander of the Monrovian vanguard, General Zeinite, rides forward to get a closer view of the forces blocking his path ...
Move 1:
The Fenwick hussars move forward to threaten the opposition ...
The Monrovian vanguard cavalry respond blocking the movement of their infantry... the cavalry come under fire from the Fenwick artillery as they move into position..
Move 2:
The Fenwick Hussars trot forward into charge range, with the Karabiniers moving up support them ...
The Monrovian cavalry is in position and their infantry is now able to move ... one dragoon regiment is shaken due to losses from artillery fire (red marker)
Move 3:
The Monrovian dragoon regiments stood in position, shaken from fire from the Fenwick artillery and not inclined to move forward. Seeing this von Kessing ordered the hussars to charge into the nearest dragoon regiment....
The dragoons didn't stand the charge and routed .....
The Fenwick Karabiniers move up to support the hussars ...
Move 4:
As the Monrovian dragoons routed, the neighbouring dragoon regiment lost their nerve and followed suit
The Fenwick hussars fell back despite the efforts of von Kessing who wanted them to wheel and attack the marching infantry unit to their right ...
One of the rear Monrovian infantry regiments gave way as the routing dragoons passed them and turned tail down the road; the allied Noverre infantry stood steady as a rock; General Zeinite could see the exposed flank of the marching grenadiers ...
Move 5:
The Monrovian grenadiers hurriedly formed line and faced the threat of the cavalry, as a regiment of Noverre infantry moved up to protect their flank; von Kessing tried and failed to get the Fenwick cavalry to advance in the face of the opposing infantry.
General Zeinite had rallied the rear regiment and consolidated the Monrovian position; with no cavalry or artillery he could not move forward and would have to wait for the main body of the army...
As the advance of the Monrovian vangaurd had been halted, Von Kessing ordered his force to withdraw down the road to Lagerheim to join with the rest of the Fenwick army...
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Action order:
To simulate fog of war and the problems of units getting in the way of others; units were allocated a playing card. The card pack was shuffled thoroughly and cut at the start of each move. Units can only move and fire when their card comes up; if charged they can respond (counter charge for cavalry)....
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